Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don't see any.
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Comment preview: Here's how it works, folks. This is why you can't get a job: 1. Government gives the PDCFs on Wall Street $3 billion a day. 2. Wall Street asshole takes his free money and finds a profitable company. 3. Wall Street asshole buys the company. 4. Company (no ....
Comment preview: >You. Cannot. Be. Serious. Who do you think Who do you think put the policies in place that let Wall Street run wild with greed? The reapel of Glass Steagall? Alan Greenspan's artificial interest rates? The bailouts that still give CEO's millions in bon ....
Comment preview: There has been some high profile examples of Wall Street investors getting in on Bitcoin one venture company, Circle Internet Financial, had a high profile Wall Street person join the board, a couple other major Wall Street players like Fortress and Se ....
Comment preview: What do people expect, the protesters to have an elected leader to act as a spokesman to present their 12-point plan to combat Wall Street's grip on the political process? The protest is about something larger. The entire country knows Wall Street got bai ....
Comment preview: for those that would prefer not to visit foxnews.com: **'Occupy Wall Street' -- It's Not What They're for, But What They're Against** By Sally Kohn Published October 14, 2011 | FoxNews.com Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/10/14/understanding- ....
Comment preview: One or two? Try eleven of the top 20 - and that's being generous to you. Granted, not every single one of them is physically headquartered in the Wall Street area of Manhattan, but don't be obtuse - "Wall Street" can fairly be considered metonymic to virtu ....
Comment preview: This is the guy that said something I found to be quite profound. He said he welcomed government regulations. Regulations were the only way he could tell Wall Street no. Wall Street only cares about earnings, so they would push an push for the cheapest shi ....
Comment preview: The occupy Wall Street movement is protesting the rise of corporate domination over society. They don't like the controlling influence corporate money has over our politics and they don't think the corporate dominated economy is working for the middle clas ....
Comment preview: > How does "hit 50%" equate to "Obama is magical"? I would really love to know your thinking behind that statement. it doesn't. i'm pointing out that his supporters are deluded into believing he's something that he really is not. he takes more of our ....
Comment preview: Yep. It's like selling your friend a car and you cut the brakes without telling him. This is the wonderful product of deregulation, first set in motion by the Tea Party's beloved president, Ronald Reagan. Since then, no president, Republican or Democrat, h ....
Comment preview: It has a lot to do with Obama's 2008 campaign being backed by Wall Street banks and investment firms. That fact can't seem to fit into people's view of him, even after the blatant gifts he gave to criminals on Wall Street. I was one of the wilfully ignoran ....
Comment preview: Occupy Wall Street was unbelievably stupid in an extremely thorough way. Start with the concept of protesting "Wall Street". Wall Street has no real obligation other than its private obligations. I-Banks aren't businesses that are marketed and used in the ....
Comment preview: [The Atlantic has a pretty fantastic photo series of people protesting on Wall Street.](http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/09/occupy-wall-street/100159/). [The Denver Post has some great photos from the other protests that are cropping up outside NY]( ....
Comment preview: Scumbag MoveOn.org. Says they're not using OWS to raise money, sends out mass email asking people to support OWS by donating to MoveOn.org. **From the MoveOn.org [FAQ](http://civic.moveon.org/owsfaq/share.html#behalf)**: >*Is MoveOn claiming to fundrais ....
Comment preview: There are lots of ways. Specifically, the recession we are in now is largely the result of a wall street bubble. Investment firms don't just trade stocks and bonds, they can securitize and trade almost anything, here it was mortgages. By trading these mort ....
Comment preview: Here is a rough transcript: **Moderator:** How do you explain the Occupy Wall St movement happening across the country and how does it relate to your message? Mr. Cain, two weeks ago, you said, "Don't blame Wall St. Don't blame the big banks. If you don ....
Comment preview: Wilson lamented that the credit resources of the nation were in the hands of a small group of powerful banks (all roads led to Morgan, Rockefeller, and their banking friends in London) Wilson thought that the Federal Reserve Act would decentralize credit a ....
Comment preview: > Right or wrong, 2 or 3 of these guys could do more for the needed kind of change than a thousand "Occupy Wall Streets." The proof? What did Occupy Wall Street and the fury over bank bailouts bring us? Jack shit. # > What did Occupy Wall Street and ....
Comment preview: I work directly across the Street from Zuccoti Park and witnessed the Occupy protests first hand. More importantly, the sidewalks at Broadway and Liberty St are very wide - I would estimate about 18-20 feet. I've worked in the area for about 10 years and k ....
Comment preview: It's not *that* serious, really it's all about Wall Street. In ELI5 terms, they told their shareholders that they were going to get more money out of their new TV deal then they got. The shareholders were disappointed and the share price of WWE's stock fel ....
Comment preview: - Patriot Act and warrantless wiretapping - AUMF authorized **enhanced interrogation techniques / torture**. - AUMF authorized **indefinite detention** of ANYONE (including US citizens) without due process. - AUMF authorized Guantanamo Bay Prison. - AUMF a ....
Comment preview: I am still new to this 99%, OWS situation. So how do the elections fit into this picture? Did the 99% get it wrong by electing Obama if he is controlled by the 1%? Is our voting system completely irrelevant if at the end of the day, whoever is elected ( ....
Comment preview: Wall Street did not sell mortgages to people who couldn't afford them. Mortgage originators (the people you speak to when you want a loan to buy a home) gave mortgages to people who couldn't afford them. The reason they did this is complicated, but the ma ....
Comment preview: I don't think it is that easy to protest wall street and then call the protesters hypocrites for purchasing products from publicly traded companies. These companies on wall street are ignoring the customer day after day in order to please the stockholders. ....
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