The irony is that Citibank spent $100 million lobbying ...
Congress to repeal the Glass-Stegall Act in 1999 so that they could get themselves into the trouble they're in now. The rest of the financial industry supplied an additional $100 million to take them to Victory! Thank you ex-Senaor Phil Gramm (of the "Americans are whiners" fame)!
<a href=http://seekingalpha....-to-flail>Seeking Alpha</a> link. Alex
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Government considers Citigroup bailout
- (jay)
- (8)
- Nov. 24, 2008, 12:05:56 AM EST
Proving that, the real test of whether you have a 'financial
- (Ashton)
- Nov. 24, 2008, 05:09:37 AM EST
Bloomberg: $20B in cash from Treasury, $306B in guarantees.
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 24, 2008, 07:25:11 AM EST
Response to bailout is WTF?
- (jay)
- Nov. 24, 2008, 10:31:20 AM EST
The irony is that Citibank spent $100 million lobbying ...
- (a6l6e6x)
- Nov. 24, 2008, 02:05:05 PM EST
Somali pirates in negotiations to buy Citi.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Nov. 24, 2008, 12:25:58 PM EST
Ah.. If. Only. Bill Watterson were practicing therapy still
- (Ashton)
- Nov. 24, 2008, 05:10:14 PM EST
I already did my bit to help them
- (mhuber)
- (1)
- Nov. 26, 2008, 02:22:56 PM EST
OptOutPrescreen.com is your friend.
- (Another Scott)
- Nov. 26, 2008, 06:33:20 PM EST
