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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21071475 - 01/05/15 02:15 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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303 trillion dollars of federal liability.  :lolsy:



I guess you're not familiar with the derivatives market?  There was a link explaining this in the zero hedge article.




The total GDP is only $17T  Those particular zerohedge contributors are alarmist lunatics.
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If there is a pay for play scheme how come they never get busted?  How come Wall Street contributes to both sides of an election most of the time?



Pay for play is not illegal to my knowledge.  And both sides are guilty of cronyism, duh.




Pay for play most certainly is illegal.  That has nothing to do with cronyism.  You are just all over the place with non sequiturs today.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21072323 - 01/05/15 05:26 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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I guess you're not familiar with the derivatives market?  There was a link explaining this in the zero hedge article.



The total GDP is only $17T  Those particular zerohedge contributors are alarmist lunatics.



Confirmed - you're NOT familiar with the derivatives market.

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Pay for play most certainly is illegal.  That has nothing to do with cronyism.  You are just all over the place with non sequiturs today.



So if I'm a large corporation, say Chevron, and I give $2.5 million to the Chevron Policy Government & Public Affairs Super PAC to make campaign contributions so that Chevron wins billions in Government contracts, you're saying that's illegal???

Such pay to play has everything to do with cronyism.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21072335 - 01/05/15 05:28 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

It's illegal for PACs to make million dollar campaign contributions.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21072441 - 01/05/15 05:45 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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303 trillion dollars of federal liability.  :lolsy:



I guess you're not familiar with the derivatives market?  There was a link explaining this in the zero hedge article.




The author of the piece, the psedonymous Tyler Durden, twice cites himself as the authority.  This isn't the first time I've come across this guy and he is pretty much a completely full of shit alarmist whackjob.  He won't even put his own name on his column.  Yeah, I'll accept him as an authourity


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Enlil]
    #21072621 - 01/05/15 06:14 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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It's illegal for PACs to make million dollar campaign contributions.



I'm sure you've got me on a technicality.  Why don't you explain Chevron's $2.5 million Republican Super PAC contribution.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21072629 - 01/05/15 06:15 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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The author of the piece, the psedonymous Tyler Durden, twice cites himself as the authority.  This isn't the first time I've come across this guy and he is pretty much a completely full of shit alarmist whackjob.  He won't even put his own name on his column.  Yeah, I'll accept him as an authourity



Then read up on it from someone else.  Do you want me to help?


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21072642 - 01/05/15 06:17 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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It's illegal for PACs to make million dollar campaign contributions.



I'm sure you've got me on a technicality.  Why don't you explain Chevron's $2.5 million Republican Super PAC contribution.



They can contribute to PACs, sure, but not to campaigns.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21072658 - 01/05/15 06:21 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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The author of the piece, the psedonymous Tyler Durden, twice cites himself as the authority.  This isn't the first time I've come across this guy and he is pretty much a completely full of shit alarmist whackjob.  He won't even put his own name on his column.  Yeah, I'll accept him as an authourity



Then read up on it from someone else.  Do you want me to help?




Yes please.  Before you go to the trouble how much was the taxpayer on the hook for in the TARP so-called bailout?


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21072663 - 01/05/15 06:22 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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It's illegal for PACs to make million dollar campaign contributions.



I'm sure you've got me on a technicality.  Why don't you explain Chevron's $2.5 million Republican Super PAC contribution.




What Republican Super PAC was that?


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21074807 - 01/05/15 11:34 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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Before you go to the trouble how much was the taxpayer on the hook for in the TARP so-called bailout?



Initially it was $700 billion, though we got most of it back thanks to TARP and the FED.  One of the big reasons for the bailout was to cover derivatives losses.

There are now approximately $303 trillion dollars in derivatives on the US market.  Since Glass Steagal was repealed, banks have now gotten into the derivatives market.  If they lose their money on derivatives, they'll take everyone, including Main St, down with them, unless there is another Government bailout to cover the losses.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21074830 - 01/05/15 11:36 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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It's illegal for PACs to make million dollar campaign contributions.



I'm sure you've got me on a technicality.  Why don't you explain Chevron's $2.5 million Republican Super PAC contribution.




What Republican Super PAC was that?



The Congressional Leadership Fund.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21076170 - 01/06/15 09:51 AM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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Before you go to the trouble how much was the taxpayer on the hook for in the TARP so-called bailout?



Initially it was $700 billion, though we got most of it back thanks to TARP and the FED.  One of the big reasons for the bailout was to cover derivatives losses.




Nope.  We got all of it back from the banks and then some and no losses were covered by the taxpayer.  The auto unions, however, cost the taxpayer quite a bit.  Wall Street lost money on bank bailouts and the government made money.  Not only that but I don't think there was ever any money actually moved.
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There are now approximately $303 trillion dollars in derivatives on the US market.  Since Glass Steagal was repealed, banks have now gotten into the derivatives market.  If they lose their money on derivatives, they'll take everyone, including Main St, down with them, unless there is another Government bailout to cover the losses.




Right.  You aren't scared enough

http://investmentwatchblog.com/global-derivatives-market-has-lost-a-staggering-300-trillion-441-trillion-has-been-bet-on-the-movement-of-interest-rates-the-total-derivative-exposure-is-1-5-quadrillion-and-climbing/

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GLOBAL Derivatives Market Has LOST A STAGGERING $300 TRILLION… $441 TRILLION Has Been Bet On The Movement of Interest Rates… The Total Derivative Exposure Is 1.5 Quadrillion And Climbing!!!





You are an amateur alarmist.  Go big or go home.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21076482 - 01/06/15 10:57 AM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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You aren't scared enough

http://investmentwatchblog.com/global-derivatives-market-has-lost-a-staggering-300-trillion-441-trillion-has-been-bet-on-the-movement-of-interest-rates-the-total-derivative-exposure-is-1-5-quadrillion-and-climbing/

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$441 TRILLION Has Been Bet On The Movement of Interest Rates… The Total Derivative Exposure Is 1.5 Quadrillion And Climbing!!!





You are an amateur alarmist.  Go big or go home.



That's part of the global total.  Some of that was already counted in the US total.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21076808 - 01/06/15 12:05 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21077086 - 01/06/15 01:20 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

Let me ask you this:  Do you believe there are roughly $600+ trillion in derivatives on the market right now?


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21077411 - 01/06/15 02:25 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

World GDP is only around 80T

So now it is 600T.  Before it was 300T.  Some other nutcase says it is 1.5 quadrillion.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21077448 - 01/06/15 02:35 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

You still don't get derivatives.

As a made up example (real prices may vary), I can buy a derivative for $100 that will pay me $2000 if interest rates go above a certain level by a certain time.  Insurance companies (now banks) sell these derivatives because they're pretty sure that won't happen, and they make a lot of money for selling them (and get paid lots of commission/bonuses).  If it does happen, they'll have already pocketed hefty bonuses for selling them, but they won't have enough to cover their losses (unregulated derivatives don't have to be backed with collateral), they'll just go bankrupt and take everyone else down with them that they do business with.  You're right in that THAT KIND OF MONEY DOESN'T EXIST.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: Falcon91Wolvrn03]
    #21077479 - 01/06/15 02:42 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

And a meteor could land on your head and little green men walk out of it and eat your eardrums.


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Re: How Many Of You Are Happy About Obama Going Around Congress? [Re: zappaisgod]
    #21077550 - 01/06/15 02:57 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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And a meteor could land on your head and little green men walk out of it and eat your eardrums.



That's what AIG said when they sold mortgage derivatives.


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    #21077589 - 01/06/15 03:05 PM (9 years, 2 months ago)

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And a meteor could land on your head and little green men walk out of it and eat your eardrums.



That's what AIG said when they sold mortgage derivatives.




Tell me what is going on with AIG today?


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