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imachavel
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a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation
#21701828 - 05/20/15 10:05 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Please don't get me started into another discussion about who owes what jack ass money, but at the very least, let me ask thus unto you. What do you think of this?:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7342808
Fucking justice or what?
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: imachavel]
#21702141 - 05/20/15 12:00 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Indeed. But no doubt the right-winger's heads will explode and bitch about evil Obama's "war on banks".
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: Le_Canard]
#21702658 - 05/20/15 02:57 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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It doesn't seem like much of a punishment when you make exorbitant amounts of money and only have to give back a tiny bit. At least it is something.
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: imachavel]
#21702669 - 05/20/15 02:59 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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What's the big deal? If you violate the law, you should get bitch-slapped.
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: Le_Canard]
#21703297 - 05/20/15 05:44 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Le_Canard said: Indeed. But no doubt the right-winger's heads will explode and bitch about evil Obama's "war on banks".
Yet, the banks put Obama into power in 2008, he's owned by the banks!!
The fines are nothing more than PR, $2.5 billion is a drop in a lake for these crooks.
The next time you hear "fat cats" coming out of Obama's mouth for the 1000th time, don't forget to look for his wink.
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: qman]
#21705113 - 05/21/15 02:38 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Just the very tip of iceberg...it is way dirtier
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: qman] 1
#21705132 - 05/21/15 03:01 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Indeed, indeed. If he was really sincere, the fines would be much higher, and some nice long prison sentences for those involved.
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: Le_Canard]
#21712566 - 05/22/15 11:48 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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No one goes to jail. Ever.
Fines? Just the cost of doing "business", like advertising, etc.
Nice "work" if you can get it.
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imachavel
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: zorbman]
#21718923 - 05/24/15 09:24 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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They should go to jail. This became a huge thread in the pub. I don't understand why colluding to fix profit margins is illegal but otherwise the free market dictates you can set whatever profit you want as long as it isn't colluded between huge financial institutions.
However, I still disagree with these actions no matter how minimal the impact on the economy overall. Jail time would've served more justice. It doesn't mean I don't think people do this all the time and don't get caught.
It seems perfectly legal for the government to basically do this same thing though, under a different name. Propping the stock market. Setting interest rates that don't meet the standard of inflation. The government says your interest is as important as the natural flow of the economy and prices should inflate based on success and not on artificial hype. But buying bonds that's not artificial propping?
If a person did this it would be colluding. When the government does it its all good. Even though we have seen that inflation blowing up way past the rate of interest is not necessarily healthier then it happening the other way around, it still continues and the governments part to balance it still seems non existent compared to corrupt politicians lobbying and pushing such actions in the hope to raise their own beneficiality.
I know the banks getting charged is like a small drop in the bucket of financial crimes committed daily. I know no one was charged in criminal court. I know its nonsense and these fines are like the bears fining the wolves for eating the deer in the woods. Still, in an unjust world a small drop of justice falls in the bucket and I sleep maybe just a little better tonight knowing someone had to pay through the teeth at least by my standards.
I don't have $2.5 billion sitting around. Do you?
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Re: a few banks have to pay $2.5 billion in fines for market manipulation [Re: imachavel]
#21719575 - 05/25/15 03:06 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
I sleep maybe just a little better tonight knowing someone had to pay through the teeth at least by my standards.
I don't have $2.5 billion sitting around. Do you?
Nope.
Then again, I'm not an international bank. Just wait until they ban cash. That's next..
"Someone"? 
Sleep well, my friend.
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