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I don't Know Why I Keep Thinking Americans Will Wake Up...
by The Old Hippie Because So Many Are Still, Insanely, “Allowing”...

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Global Economic Shock Worse Than Great Depression
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A“Below The Fold” Bonus Article -

Where Is Obama Taking Us?

After the public outrage generated by the AIG bailout and bonus give-a-way, [which was nothing compared to, “This Will Piss You Off”...] a rational human being would think the administration wouldn’t let it happen again, but it has.  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the quasi-government mortgage providers, who had two heavy hands in creating the crisis, are now giving themselves bonuses, too.

According to The Wall Street Journal, 7,600 employees will be getting $210 million in “retention” bonuses [which was nothing compared to, “This Will Piss You Off”...] for their incompetence.  The maximum retention bonus for any individual executive will be $1.5 million.

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The - [which was nothing compared to, “This Will Piss You Off”...] - is my input, not the author’s.