Banks

[teamsaint]

So its what, pithy and to the point when you dish out the insults, but boring when people point out weaknesses in your arguments?

Anyway, thought of a better use for the US government for that $40BN every month than giving it to the banks?
i have....Tough one though ......

[teamsaint]

Here is what the banks have their very own sock puppet saying tonight.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/nov/12/david-cameron-trashers-banks

Well, at least they don't cause nasty pollution like all those other industries where people actually make things..or "Add value" as its known nowadays.

[Flosshilde]

"the most transparent rules of the world's leading financial centres on pay and bonuses. "

Does this mean "The rules it's easiest to drive a coach & horses through"?

[teamsaint]

"the most transparent rules of the world's leading financial centres on pay and bonuses. "

Does this mean "The rules it's easiest to drive a coach & horses through"?

Prolly rules as in "one for us, one for you", Like tax rules for Starbucks, Google, Margaret Hodge, Amazon etc.

[Serial_Apologist]

Prolly rules as in "one for us, one for you", Like tax rules for Starbucks, Google, Margaret Hodge, Amazon etc.

That speech is hardly going to go down well with the EU leaders Cameron has to negotiate exemptions with now, is it!

[ahinton]

"the most transparent rules of the world's leading financial centres on pay and bonuses. "

Does this mean "The rules it's easiest to drive a coach & horses through"?

That's all of them, though, isn't it?

[ahinton]

Prolly rules as in "one for us, one for you", Like tax rules for Starbucks, Google, Margaret Hodge, Amazon etc.

They're the ones that they each make up for themselves, at the unavoidable expense of the rest of us, yes?

[ahinton]

That speech is hardly going to go down well with the EU leaders Cameron has to negotiate exemptions with now, is it!

No, surely not, but then don't forget that "we're all in this together" (up to our necks and way beyond) applies at least as much to those EU leaders as it does to those who aren't in charge in Britain.