Problem is...

...we don't know who is controlling at least $700 BILLION now because Wall Street refuses to disclose that information.  At the last minute, Bush made sure that the top executives still got their bonuses.  I think someone should check Bush's and Paulson's pockets.

With two oil men holding the two top posts in this country, one with connections to a company that is given what seems to be unlimited dollars in no-bid contracts would seem to control a lot of money.

The point of my post was to show just how much Cheney continues to earn from his Halliburton stock options that the other poster denied he had.

Before Bush, we had a thriving middle class in this country.  People could still get rich, but the middle class had a fighting chance, as well.  Bush's tax cuts for the richest of the rich has only made them richer.  That "trickle down" pipe is clogged with greed, and the middle class is diminishing more and more every day.

At least, Obama knows there is still a middle class that exists.  He acknowledges our existence and wants to make things better for us.  Bush only cared about the rich.  His actions proved it.  He didn't care about rebuilding New Orleans.  He didn't care about crumbling bridges or damage from wildfires, tornadoes, etc.  He thought the economy was fine.  I remember at one point he was surprised at the cost of a gallon of gasoline.

The most important among us (IMHO), the troops, received perhaps the worst treatment from his administration through Cheney's connections with Halliburton and their subsidiaries.  Cheney's Halliburton stock rose more than THREE THOUSAND PERCENT in 2005, as our soldiers were electrocuted in showers and receiving poisoned food and water.  And these are just the things they're making public.

I just think our troops deserve much, MUCH better in return for putting their lives on the lines.

You're right.  Those who hold the money supply hold everything.  Who's holding more than a TRILLION of it right now in this "secret" Wall Street bailout "plan?"

Nobody can seem to find out. 

• First KBR gives our troops contaminated water and now... - Marmann
  • Ever see Erin Brockovich movie? - Hexavalent chromium is the same toxin (sm)
    • Yes, I did see the movie- and you are absolutely correct!! - westcoastMT
    • That's interesting. (sm) - Marmann
  • Brings to mind the lie the US government told about Agent Orange not being toxic... - westcoastMT
    • I know. It's heartbreaking. My ex-boyfriend's... - Marmann
  • Contaminated water/toxic metals - westcoastMT
    • I couldn't agree with you more. (sm) - Marmann
  • to be fair... - Kendra
    • If you copy the link I provided, paste it... - Marmann
      • And I concur.. - westcoastMT
      • I absolutely think so, too... - Kendra
        • I just get very angry when I see BILLIONS of... - Marmann
          • Thank you...I will research this a bit more - Kendra
            • Yes, I totally agree that you not only need... - Marmann
  • You have no basis in fact to jump right to the assumption...sm - s/m
    • Bush is the Commander-in-Chief. (sm) - Marmann
      • No the buck does not stop there - jm
        • You're right. I forgot. (sm) - Marmann
          • Oh please - this is so lame - New Englander
            • Please see message. - Marmann
            • They do not understand the power structure. sm - LVMT
              • Problem is... - Marmann
                • Well, since Obama is one of the many - who voted in favor of
                • There is no oversight when it comes to them. sm - LVMT
          • FYI, Halliburton and KBR are headquartered in Houston Texas - AND
            • Should be posted in reply to jm. - nm
          • Marmann, you're usually smarter than this....sm - s/m
            • Here it is for ya: A Chronology of... - Marmann
              • This pretty much proves the fact that - saddle, get over it, just
    • And do you have any basis that these allegations DO NOT exist? - zoesnana

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