Comments on: Give Me a Break http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/01/give-me-a-break/ Entrepreneurship, Current Affairs, Tech and Our World Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael VanDervort http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/01/give-me-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-865 Michael VanDervort Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:15:40 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=910#comment-865 This is very similar to an article I read last year about theDavos conference that Scoble is going to next week. The organizers couldn't get bank and wall street guys to attend because they were too busy having really excessive parties, etc, and didn't have time to listen to some of the information that was being presented about the looming economic dangers they were facing. We have every right to be pissed off. I hope Robert spends a little time on the topic of how things are different while he is there. This is very similar to an article I read last year about theDavos conference that Scoble is going to next week. The organizers couldn’t get bank and wall street guys to attend because they were too busy having really excessive parties, etc, and didn’t have time to listen to some of the information that was being presented about the looming economic dangers they were facing.

We have every right to be pissed off. I hope Robert spends a little time on the topic of how things are different while he is there.

]]> By: Marcus http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/01/give-me-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-864 Marcus Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:14:33 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=910#comment-864 I understand exactly how you feel. This is one of thousands of stories of mis-use and abuse of power. It's sickening what's being uncovered, and I'm sure the uncovered is only a fraction of the true damage. I am also an even tempered person, but lately I have been challenged with the anger emotion. In fact, some of this stuff is making my blood boil, which rarely happens. Every time I take in another story about this financial debacle, the temperature goes up a notch. I wonder how much anger is really out there. I am hopeful that everyone takes all of this anger, and channels it in positive ways to effect change. I'm surprised that a class action lawsuit has not been filed yet. The more I uncover about the bailout money the more I am against any more money going to same organizations. What about the struggling small businesses. Where is their bailout. Don't they employ most of the people in this country? Perhaps now that power has changed hands in Washington, your application for a new community bank will be approved. It's time for some new blood in the financial industry. Marcus I understand exactly how you feel. This is one of thousands of stories of mis-use and abuse of power. It’s sickening what’s being uncovered, and I’m sure the uncovered is only a fraction of the true damage.

I am also an even tempered person, but lately I have been challenged with the anger emotion. In fact, some of this stuff is making my blood boil, which rarely happens. Every time I take in another story about this financial debacle, the temperature goes up a notch.

I wonder how much anger is really out there. I am hopeful that everyone takes all of this anger, and channels it in positive ways to effect change. I’m surprised that a class action lawsuit has not been filed yet.

The more I uncover about the bailout money the more I am against any more money going to same organizations. What about the struggling small businesses. Where is their bailout. Don’t they employ most of the people in this country?

Perhaps now that power has changed hands in Washington, your application for a new community bank will be approved. It’s time for some new blood in the financial industry.

Marcus

]]> By: Ginger Kenney http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/01/give-me-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-863 Ginger Kenney Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:05:31 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=910#comment-863 Francine, I totally agree, it outraged me to listen to the items he had purchased and the costs. It is criminal that we are now paying for this idiot's expenditures? I think it is time to figure out a way to give these banks some competition. Community banks are one way; bankers that are actually connected in the community and who really care. I wonder too if the time has come to give credit unions more latitude to expand? Francine, I totally agree, it outraged me to listen to the items he had purchased and the costs. It is criminal that we are now paying for this idiot’s expenditures? I think it is time to figure out a way to give these banks some competition. Community banks are one way; bankers that are actually connected in the community and who really care. I wonder too if the time has come to give credit unions more latitude to expand?

]]> By: Matt Moran http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/01/give-me-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-862 Matt Moran Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:52:29 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=910#comment-862 Hey Francine, Haven't seen you in awhile - been busy plus some. Maybe his really nice office will boost shareholder confidence, creating a ripple affect, causing a rise in consumer optimism, leading to lower unemployment, and eventually thousands of points added to the stock market - fixing the global economic crisis. And then you can buy your own fancy rug.. or a new car. ;) I once listened to a someone complain how stressful it was that their house was in some disarray... because they were doing a $100,000 kitchen remodel. Don't get me wrong, I don't care if someone has the money and does a $500,000 kitchen remodel - but if that is something to be stressed about, I want to live in that world. Matt Hey Francine,

Haven’t seen you in awhile – been busy plus some.

Maybe his really nice office will boost shareholder confidence, creating a ripple affect, causing a rise in consumer optimism, leading to lower unemployment, and eventually thousands of points added to the stock market – fixing the global economic crisis.

And then you can buy your own fancy rug.. or a new car. ;)

I once listened to a someone complain how stressful it was that their house was in some disarray… because they were doing a $100,000 kitchen remodel.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t care if someone has the money and does a $500,000 kitchen remodel – but if that is something to be stressed about, I want to live in that world.

Matt

]]> By: Jennifer Maggiore http://blog.stealthmode.com/2009/01/give-me-a-break/comment-page-1/#comment-861 Jennifer Maggiore Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:04:30 +0000 http://blog.stealthmode.com/?p=910#comment-861 Our banking system is out of control. The bailout money is a big joke at taxpayers' expense. The banks aren't even lending that money to the few qualified buyers who still want homes, banks are hanging on to it. You said exactly what I've been thinking, and I love the idea of a class action lawsuit. Our banking system is out of control. The bailout money is a big joke at taxpayers’ expense. The banks aren’t even lending that money to the few qualified buyers who still want homes, banks are hanging on to it. You said exactly what I’ve been thinking, and I love the idea of a class action lawsuit.

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