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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:02 AM Original message |
Obama Proposes Increasing Bank Deposit Insurance |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. that actually makes a lot of sense. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:25 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. kind of scary, isn't it? to have someone actually make sense... |
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lynnertic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Wild - I read that was the House Republicans' suggestion last week. |
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demnan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. There's Obama |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. while I like the idea, in theory, I'm sad to see him carrying water for the neocons |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. he isn't carrying water for the neocons, he's supporting the bill for our sake |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:48 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. my framing: |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:51 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are neocons? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
23. they didn't craft this bill |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. it was 3 pages before they got to it, over a 100 after |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:13 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. more pages does not a better bill make, IMO |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. are you keeping track of what you said? the 3 pages is how long the bill was before Dodd and Frank |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:19 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. what's a lie? |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. do you recognize that you pay anyway? even without the bill? |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Again, we disagree on fundamentals |
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OregonBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. Increasing the insurance may be good but I disagree that they should not start over with an entirely |
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loyalkydem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
6. Now watch |
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Left Brain (895 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 11:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
46. And the media will help them: |
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fasttense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
7. Helping the wealthy again. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:52 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Why not just increase it to 100$/hr? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. As Obama says, small businesses probably often have more than that in |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Well it is per bank NOT per account...a comon misconception |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. I understand that... |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 10:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
34. When that happens your three accounts under the present system |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Only if they are under the same "person" |
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riverdale (881 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Right, because it's not insured. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Increasing the minimum wage won't increase confidence in the banking system, |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
16. A small business with $200k to put somewhere safe is not a fatcat. That's an ordinary small busines |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Bullshit |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #18 |
35. 100,000 dollars |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 10:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
39. FDIC only insures up to $100,000 of your money in a single bank |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Thank you for the answer |
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Tempest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #40 |
51. Take my doctor, for example |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. you've abviously never run a small business |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. That makes a lot of sense |
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MBS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:02 AM Response to Original message |
13. makes a ton of sense to me |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
15. Great idea. Maybe even higher than that. The public needs a safe haven for $$$. nt |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. 90 percent of the public doesn't have anything close to 100k in the bank |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 11:45 PM Response to Reply #21 |
49. Um....you are wrong. Most middle class older folks have their life savings.... |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
24. And then there are CDARS which will insure up to $50Million |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
33. THE FDIC only has 1/3 of the amount they need to cover the Current $100k |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. The taxpayers of course |
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Phred42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. There is no TAx payor $$ left |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Oh darn |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
42. Once again, Obama provides real leadership. |
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jonnyblitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
43. just keep adding that lipstick , Mr. Obama.. |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
44. Sorry - he needs to come up with something better than this - |
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doodadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
45. I'm a small business owner |
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skyounkin (722 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. You are |
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OKthatsIT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-30-08 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
48. I suggest we get rid of the Federal Reserve..FOR GOOD! |
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OakCliffDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-01-08 04:48 AM Response to Original message |
50. K & R |
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