Wall Street Greed Continues

This was first published on 12/11/2014 on a blog I wrote for previously (which is no longer being updated).


I am speechless.

Actually, there are many things I would like to say, but in the spirit of being positive (which is really hard to do right now), let's just throw out some facts regarding today's hot topic" The $1 Trillion spending bill to fund the government through September 2015.

First, listen to Senator Bernie Sanders:

More money for the military, more Wall Street Greed, and the destruction of the Middle Class.  This is what awaits President Obama's Veto Pen.  The upside, the Veterans will benefit from the bill as they are supported in the bill.   Senator Elizabeth Warren is also opposing the bill because of  a provision tucked inside the legislation that repeals certain Wall Street restrictions inside the Dodd-Frank financial regulatory overhaul.  The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was put in place after the Wall Street crash, and is an attempt to prevent the recurrence of events that caused the 2008 financial crisis.   What does this tell America? It tells us that big money is more important to the Republican party, than it is to the vast majority of our citizens.  
America, you voted for this.
The GOP were tricky enough to slip these provisions in, I believe, knowing how it will create a government shut down.  Then they can blame the shut-down on President Obama, as I would expect him to veto the bill immediately. I'm angry.  There's nothing I can do.  I voted for non-Republican candidates, and my America is being bullied into poverty, while big money is being coddled like an infant to a mother's breast.  Republicans give and give, and then beg for more money, so they can give and give some more.
This is pure corruption.