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Stock Buybacks (lemmy.world)

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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe 34 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Abolish the stock market

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Occupy wa... Ahh shit...

[–] APassenger 12 points 6 months ago (2 children)

And that was Obama.

I think people want to remember that as part of the Bush years (or... At least I know I do).

That was undone on Obama watch.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

I had friends there. Obvious feds fucked that shit up from the inside out. Thanks Obama

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 7 points 6 months ago

It was in that fuzzy in between time right after Bush nationalized half the financial sector and right before Obama sold it back to the investor class at small profit/large loss (depending on how you weight the massive cut in interest rates as subsidy).

But oh man, that takes me back. Remember when the NYPD arrested 700 OWS protesters as they crossed the Brooklyn Bridge?

[–] batmaniam 5 points 6 months ago

If I could go back in time and say "you will unrionically be thrilled to hear from Mitt Romney and Liz Cheny, and watch heads explode...". Like to be clear, this isn't a both sides, those folks have blood on their hands.

But what I wouldn't give to go back in time and be like: "so... Listen... It gets pretty ugly..."