A letter to the New York City protesters

[clambake]

viva thinks they're protesting tuition.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Clammy's not reading again.

[clambake]

Why aren't the students protesting at the colleges they go to about tuition costs. The colleges aren't loaning them money. The banks are.

viva thinks they're protesting tuition.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Ok, if I say "why aren't" then that must mean that they are not....
Hmmmm. Yet I'm being accused that that's what I think they're protesting.

ing brilliant, Clammy :golfclap
Take a load off and rest that noggin of yours.

Oh, wait! Maybe it's because I didn't use correct punctuation. Should've been a "?" at the end of the first sentence. Did that throw your thought process off Clammy-poo?

[MannyIsGod]

Why aren't the students protesting at the colleges they go to about tuition costs. The colleges aren't loaning them money. The banks are.

you sure about that? Pretty sure private loans are a fraction of what is loaned through government programs.

[MannyIsGod]

I'm not sure why anyone here who is reasonably intelligent would be against protesting against wall st.

[boutons_deux]

yes, dubya privatized student loans, subsidizing the banks and guaranteeing the loans, also. absolutely free money for the banks.

Rather than us govt making the loans, the banks do, plus interest.

Then the banks got the Repugs to make the student loans forever inescapable, even in personal bankruptcy.

Defaulted student loans get passed to collection sharks, who add can add on $10Ks for collection fees plus interest on collection fees, assuring the student will be screwed for decades.

[CosmicCowboy]

I'm not sure why anyone here who is reasonably intelligent would be against protesting against wall st.

Again, what exactly are they protesting and what do they propose to accomplish?

[ElNono]

Again, what exactly are they protesting and what do they propose to accomplish?

Probably different things. Anybody that's there protesting TBTF has my endorsement (whatever that's worth).

[clambake]

probably because the mega-rich can transfer all the risk to others.

[CosmicCowboy]

I grew up in the 60's/70's when protests were a daily event, but in that case the goals and objectives were crystal clear, even if the protest itself was futile. I just don't see that here. This is more of a flash mob.

[Wild Cobra]

If you don't know then how in the can you characterize them as losers?

CC rationalization: they seem to be protesting the financial industry so therefore they must be losers.

It is seen what they are protesting. The problem is, they are protesting for different reasons, and Wall Street became the focus of their blame.

[DarrinS]

I grew up in the 60's/70's when protests were a daily event, but in that case the goals and objectives were crystal clear, even if the protest itself was futile. I just don't see that here. This is more of a flash mob.

bingo

[Trainwreck2100]

you sure about that? Pretty sure private loans are a fraction of what is loaned through government programs.

The gov. realized that they were basically the fronting money to middle men when they could have been doing it themselves all along and took said middle men out of the equation. The loans come from the gov. now. I'll give Obama props for that one

[DarrinS]

lol @ this one

Apparently, misspelled " ers" on first attempt.

[Trainwreck2100]

lol @ this one

Apparently, misspelled " ers" on first attempt.

that sign is like 4 years old.

[MannyIsGod]

yes, dubya privatized student loans, subsidizing the banks and guaranteeing the loans, also. absolutely free money for the banks.

Rather than us govt making the loans, the banks do, plus interest.

Then the banks got the Repugs to make the student loans forever inescapable, even in personal bankruptcy.

Defaulted student loans get passed to collection sharks, who add can add on $10Ks for collection fees plus interest on collection fees, assuring the student will be screwed for decades.

All government loans are now handled through DirectLoans which is directly from the Dept of Ed.

[MannyIsGod]

The gov. realized that they were basically the fronting money to middle men when they could have been doing it themselves all along and took said middle men out of the equation. The loans come from the gov. now. I'll give Obama props for that one

Exactly - it was ing stupid for the government to take on all the risk while companies like Sally Mae made money with no risk.

[clambake]

darrin using a 4 year old sign.

lame

[DarrinS]

darrin using a 4 year old sign.

lame

It was linked with some recent photos. Sue me.

[MannyIsGod]

I grew up in the 60's/70's when protests were a daily event, but in that case the goals and objectives were crystal clear, even if the protest itself was futile. I just don't see that here. This is more of a flash mob.

bingo

This is more of a flash mob? REALLY?

If only they had a clear message that you could easily find on the internet through a google search of "occupy wall st". If only.

http://occupywallst.org/

[MannyIsGod]

It was linked with some recent photos. Sue me.

You linking on this forum that is out of date and or incorrect.



I'm shocked.

[MannyIsGod]

God, its so hard to find out what these protests are all about.



http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/adbus...allstreet.html

[DarrinS]

This is more of a flash mob? REALLY?

If only they had a clear message that you could easily find on the internet through a google search of "occupy wall st". If only.

http://occupywallst.org/

Anti-capitalist protest organized through non-profits such as Facebook and Twitter. Lol.

[DarrinS]

The irony is, if capitalism ceased to exist, these left s would be the first to starve.