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thomas jefferson: Thomas Jefferson - Revisited - 07/09/10 12:35 PM
Back in February 2009, Congress had the opportunity to pass sweeping bankruptcy reform that would have allowed judges to modify the terms of mortgages on home residences. The House passed the legislation, but the Senate never took up the debate and the amendments died! At the same time, the financial industry was bailed out, along with the insurance and auto industries; all in the name of too big to fail. But, millions of Americans have seen their lives and families destroyed in the interim. All in the name of preserving the financial industry.Jefferson's words are as true today as they were … (34 comments)
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thomas jefferson: The More Things Change.... The More They Stay the Same! - 03/06/10 05:50 PM
How profound: I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs. Thomas Jefferson, (Attributed) 3rd president of US (1743 - 1826) … (2 comments)
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thomas jefferson: Bank Executives Should Be Denied Pay Raises - 11/02/09 01:07 AM
As reported on MSNBC.com (Nov. 1, 2009):
Executives of America's 28 largest banks will meet with Federal Reserve supervisors on Monday to discuss the Fed's plan to police banks' pay policies, officials said Friday.
Consumer spending plunged in September by the largest amount in nine months, reflecting the end of the government's Cash for Clunkers auto sales program. Incomes, the fuel for future spending, were flat.
What History Says:
In 1802 it was said: “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of … (3 comments)
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