"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." Samuel Adams, (1722-1803)
Saturday, December 15, 2012
If You Liked Too Big To Fail, You Will Love Too Big To Indict
Did you know that there is now such a thing as “too big to indict”? This
generally refers to institutions that are so big and so central to the
entire economy of the whole world that there is nothing anyone can do to
punish criminal activity and specifically refers to HSBC, a
multinational banking conglomerate that laundered money for Mexican drug
cartels and conducted business on behalf Iran and Sudan in spite of
international sanctions. My, that sounds fun! READ MORE »
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