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Jaundice James Donating Member (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-09 11:35 PM
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No, Mr. Santelli, this isn’t America
Rick Santelli created a stir today when he whipped up a bunch of traders today with his rant on the housing bailout. He turned, gesturing to the traders and shouted “This is America!”

We need to stop measuring economic growth by the rise and fall of the stock market. We need to stop measuring...

The news media might like to solicit commentary from economists from the stock-broker culture, but they don’t speak for real Americans. Real Americans...

http://www.examiner.com/x-1470-DC-Progressive-Examiner~y2009m2d19-No-Mr-Santelli-this-isnt-America


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Metta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-09 11:56 PM
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1. Exactly. The stock market is a way to scare and manipulate hard working citizens out of their money
and into supporting policies that are against their best interests.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-20-09 12:15 AM
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2. Those People on Wall Street should know that until the average
American and Main Street are in some kind of stabilization,
Wall Street will continue to sputter. The Casino just lost its
glitz. No more gambling. The numbers on Wall Street have to
mean something. It is hard to be betting on the future when
there is none.

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