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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 05:53 PM
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BAM! Frank: GOP deregulation, not porn, was SEC’s problem
http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0423/frank-regulation-porn-sec-problem/

By Gavin Dahl
Friday, April 23rd, 2010 -- 3:27 pm

In the wake of splashy coverage of the porn scandal at the Securities and Exchange Commission, called a political ploy by a sleuthing watchdog, Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) told MSNBC on Friday that deregulation of banks was the real problem.

"The Republican philosophy was one that said, 'Do not regulate. Let the market do it better,'" said Frank. "That was a conscious policy preference by the people in power, namely to defer to the market in almost every instance and under regulate."

As Congress battles financial reform, the SEC is already under attack for failing to curtail dirty deals by Lehman Brothers and letting Bernie Madoff's ponzi scheme go unnoticed for years. Porn viewing among high-ranking SEC staff, however, has been public knowledge for some time.
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 05:55 PM
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1. Grassley made sure the report made news
this week - it's not new - timing is everything for these scumbags.
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Mme. Defarge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 05:57 PM
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2. No kidding!
Let's face it, they probably didn't have a lot to do for the past decade over at the SEC.
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bluerum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 06:03 PM
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3. Glass-Steagall and Gramm-Leach-Bliley acts. Almost all you need to know.
Edited on Fri Apr-23-10 06:03 PM by bluerum
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Cali_Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-10 06:03 PM
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4. GOP's strategy:
When in power, prevent the government from doing it's job in the name of "free market deregulation".

Then point the finger at government when it all goes to shit, call for more deregulation and "limited government"

The goal is total corporate control.



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