tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post8290156721460114884..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: The Banking FlapAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-33182685750544260242012-09-12T02:45:12.406-05:002012-09-12T02:45:12.406-05:00This post really is interesting!This post really is interesting!Online Bank Reviewshttp://www.onlinebankingreviews.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-58108602323387081142012-09-06T12:47:30.361-05:002012-09-06T12:47:30.361-05:00Trying to leverage the heads of other governments ...Trying to leverage the heads of other governments into doing our will is, and always has been, the wrong approach. If we have a conflict with a nation like Iran, we should either take that conflict directly to that nation or shut the hell up. We sure had no problem attacking Iraq when they weren't bothering us any, yet we can't do the same with Iran? All we can do is threaten our allies with economic distress if they don't knuckle under? <br /><br />Talk about your cowardly approaches to problem solving.....Black Sheephttp://www.newsbleat.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-15091946471223992702012-09-05T19:49:55.219-05:002012-09-05T19:49:55.219-05:00Never said Federal government. Local school board ...Never said Federal government. Local school board would do just fine except that the school lunch program is a Federal program.<br /><br />Oh and before you come back with something about social programs, read Lindblom and learn that providing lunch for poor kids was not part of the original goals of the program.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-71492161990303664982012-09-05T19:23:10.221-05:002012-09-05T19:23:10.221-05:00Regulating school lunches for nutrition is not the...Regulating school lunches for nutrition is not the role of the federal government. <br /><br />I have to wonder about the consistency of your concerns. On the one hand, you favor killing unborn children at the whim of mothers, but favor protecting little children from the affects of soft drinks. <br /><br />Hello?<br /><br />If anyone should be concerned about the nutritional value of foods served in school, it is state, county, or local government.Sam Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780557316548397352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-67468752411325731682012-09-05T17:54:05.839-05:002012-09-05T17:54:05.839-05:00...as an example Sam. I would regulate lunches pur......as an example Sam. I would regulate lunches purchased in school cafeterias and require nutrition standards. I would ban soda machines and junk food in schools.<br /><br />Children need to learn proper nutrition.<br /><br />I would not pull a Bloomberg and regulate fast food served to adults.<br /><br />At some point you're on your own.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-22513971507341353882012-09-05T17:48:52.340-05:002012-09-05T17:48:52.340-05:00I also do not agree with your proposition that gov...I also do not agree with your proposition that government regulate everything and everyone. <br /><br />----<br />Never hear that from me.<br />I limit the regulation to matters which would cause extreme harm to people or the commons. Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-59833934218322373792012-09-05T15:27:15.147-05:002012-09-05T15:27:15.147-05:00@ Ducky
I agree there must be some regulation, pa...@ Ducky<br /><br />I agree there must be some regulation, particularly on issues affecting interstate commerce —but I do not agree the federal government should have sweeping regulatory authority. We must regulate government interference for the same reasons we use for regulating business; the whole “If men were but angels” argument. It is convenient for people like yourself to ignore the fact that we still have sovereign states, whose power the federal government may not usurp —and which have regulatory authority. <br /><br />I also do not agree with your proposition that government regulate everything and everyone. For some odd reason, you have an abiding faith in politicians and government bureaucrats. I suspect you get this from your master and mistress of the dark, Karl Marx and Frances Fox Piven. By the way, associated with the Lincoln Savings and Loan collapse were the so-called Keating Five, all of whom were democrats —including John McCain who is a republican in the same way you love America.Sam Huntingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14780557316548397352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-2034289958398887332012-09-05T11:07:28.176-05:002012-09-05T11:07:28.176-05:00Wasn't the "You effing Americans" qu...Wasn't the "You effing Americans" quote from a Barclay's executive in relation to the LIBOR shenanigans?<br /><br />It's hard to tell. Since continuing deregulation starting with the Savings and Loan meltdown under St. Ronnie Raygun the banksters have been getting friskier and friskier.<br /><br />They are a world unto themselves, creating nothing but paper profit and sucking the world dry.<br />And if you think Obummer the Cabana Boy is bad, elect Romney.<br /><br />Train in the tunnel.<br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-74694577016843442282012-09-05T09:43:25.070-05:002012-09-05T09:43:25.070-05:00In terms of global banking, $14 million is a drop ...In terms of global banking, $14 million is a drop in the bucket. Probably pocket change when compared to the amount of interest earned globally in a single day. At the same time, we could also say that the $14 million figure is almost like suggesting Alice is a little pregnant. I agree with CF that circumventing UN sanctions, even a little bit, is disturbing … but I also think nations must be free to make their own decisions, and then of course, live with the consequences of those decisions. There is nothing “FREE WILL” about the UN Charter. <br /><br />As for Obama’s role … I’m certain he doesn’t know anything about these details; I don’t think he controls NY State Banking. He may not even have known that there is a NYDFS. At the same time, Obama has created an environment here in America that is rife with corruption. How much Iranian money went into the campaign chest to elect Barack Obama in 2008? Does Obama dare criticize British banks now for the same (or less) level of corruption?Mustanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388694472897425202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47901703758013271052012-09-05T09:24:07.163-05:002012-09-05T09:24:07.163-05:00The US is also harassing foreign banks to the poin...The US is also harassing foreign banks to the point where an American can't open an account in many countries because of the onerous reporting requirements the US government has imposed.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-9845497976811882592012-09-05T09:19:19.013-05:002012-09-05T09:19:19.013-05:00Interesting. It's hard to say what if any role...Interesting. It's hard to say what if any role Obama has had in this hufuffle; but I find this comment by Charter disturbing:<br /><br />!They say that no more than $14 million of transactions are questionable under US sanctions rules."<br /><br />Isn't that a bit like saying they are only a little bit pregnant?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-77218524817689882562012-09-05T07:32:14.939-05:002012-09-05T07:32:14.939-05:00You’re right. This topic puts most people to slee...You’re right. This topic puts most people to sleep. That makes it a perfect environment for corruption, and if there is anything astonishing about the Obama administration, it is the depth of his corruption.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03945887384596946397noreply@blogger.com