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Community => Politics and Government => Topic started by: Tolpuddle Martyr on March 11, 2018, 06:21:32 pm

Title: Democrat GOP Bipartisanship exists, for helping banks!
Post by: Tolpuddle Martyr on March 11, 2018, 06:21:32 pm
After the 2008 financial crisis you'd think that the Democrats would realize that Frank Dodd was one of the most sensible legacies of the Obama administration.

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Democrats in the Senate joined the Republican majority to vote in favor of gutting key banking regulations passed in the wake of the 2008 crash (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/11/dodd-frank-democrats-senate)

Nope.

Their reasons?

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“I hope that our bipartisan work can rub off on the rest of Congress so we can break through the partisan gridlock that has plagued Washington for too long,” said Jon Tester, one of the moderate Democrats who worked on the legislation.

Yes, because conservatives always reciprocate cooperation-particularly in Washington, very much so, yes!
Title: Re: Democrat GOP Bipartisanship exists, for helping banks!
Post by: Kanzenkankaku on March 11, 2018, 11:28:14 pm
Not sure if these Dems are optimistic, or just hate poor people too.
Title: Re: Democrat GOP Bipartisanship exists, for helping banks!
Post by: dpareja on March 12, 2018, 01:12:33 am
Not sure if these Dems are optimistic, or just hate poor people too.

Or are paid off by the banks.

Remember that part of this bill (I mentioned it a few times elsewhere) keeps the CFPB from investigating whether banks are being racially discriminatory in their fees and interest rates. I thought Democrats stood up for racial minorities?

Bipartisanship: Democrats and Republicans working together to fuck over regular people.