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		<title>By: Rhys</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10515</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“If it’s too big to fail, it’s too big to exist.&quot; Yes! You guys must have read &quot;The Power of Small&quot;! ( http://tinyurl.com/cmdxg6 )]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“If it’s too big to fail, it’s too big to exist.&#8221; Yes! You guys must have read &#8220;The Power of Small&#8221;! ( <a href="http://tinyurl.com/cmdxg6" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/cmdxg6</a> )</p>
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		<title>By: From the blog Baseline Scenario &#171; who am i? why am i here?</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10434</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[From the blog Baseline Scenario &#171; who am i? why am i here?]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] the blog Baseline&#160;Scenario  If you think that fixing the banking sector requires a government conservatorship and forcible balance sheet [...]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] the blog Baseline&nbsp;Scenario  If you think that fixing the banking sector requires a government conservatorship and forcible balance sheet [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Bart</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10288</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be smarter then the Crisis !

Bartering is a type of trade in which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods and/or services, without the use of money. It can be bilateral or multilateral, and usually exists parallel to monetary systems in most developed countries. Bartering usually replaces money as the method of exchange in times of monetary crisis, when the currency is unstable and devalued by hyperinflation.

Swapping is the increasingly prevalent informal bartering system in which participants in Internet communities trade items of comparable value on a trust basis.

So if you would like to barter or swap something post it here. http://bartering.forumotion.com]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Be smarter then the Crisis !</p>
<p>Bartering is a type of trade in which goods or services are directly exchanged for other goods and/or services, without the use of money. It can be bilateral or multilateral, and usually exists parallel to monetary systems in most developed countries. Bartering usually replaces money as the method of exchange in times of monetary crisis, when the currency is unstable and devalued by hyperinflation.</p>
<p>Swapping is the increasingly prevalent informal bartering system in which participants in Internet communities trade items of comparable value on a trust basis.</p>
<p>So if you would like to barter or swap something post it here. <a href="http://bartering.forumotion.com" rel="nofollow">http://bartering.forumotion.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: dissenter</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10271</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like that is what happened when hank and ben refused to give Lehamn a 6 milliion dollar loan which effecively put the company forever out of competition,   and then sent money straight through  AIG to goldman and others...I wonder when the trial will begin?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like that is what happened when hank and ben refused to give Lehamn a 6 milliion dollar loan which effecively put the company forever out of competition,   and then sent money straight through  AIG to goldman and others&#8230;I wonder when the trial will begin?</p>
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		<title>By: dissenter</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10268</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as there is truth in jest, occassionally the populist get it right, and their reactions represent an escape from the manipulation that was intended for their consumption--this is one of those times...it is like bigotry when one pigeon holes ideas in an effort to  discount the idea...oops i guess that is your intention...i forgot silly things, you are a bank shill, but i dont&#039; think you are suceeding in your effort.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just as there is truth in jest, occassionally the populist get it right, and their reactions represent an escape from the manipulation that was intended for their consumption&#8211;this is one of those times&#8230;it is like bigotry when one pigeon holes ideas in an effort to  discount the idea&#8230;oops i guess that is your intention&#8230;i forgot silly things, you are a bank shill, but i dont&#8217; think you are suceeding in your effort.</p>
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		<title>By: Redleg</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10266</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Redleg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m not a lawyer, but I see handing out any large sum of public money to a former employer as a conflict of interest at the least (and more likely fraud) that should be investigated.  However, if the intent was to transfer money from the US treasury to private hands by Americans I see that as treason, and if by non- Americans I see that as an act of war.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not a lawyer, but I see handing out any large sum of public money to a former employer as a conflict of interest at the least (and more likely fraud) that should be investigated.  However, if the intent was to transfer money from the US treasury to private hands by Americans I see that as treason, and if by non- Americans I see that as an act of war.</p>
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		<title>By: billy-bob</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10263</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[billy-bob]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes Paris--the US Federal Govt is too large. It should be broken apart--perhaps into 6 regional governments.

As a Californian, I&#039;m sick &amp; tired of my state&#039;s tax dollars (along with New York&#039;s) supporting nearly all of the Federal expenditures in criminal high finance and military industrial complexity.

Frankly though, I&#039;d prefer a California Bear Republic. The rest of the US can go and f**k themselves.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes Paris&#8211;the US Federal Govt is too large. It should be broken apart&#8211;perhaps into 6 regional governments.</p>
<p>As a Californian, I&#8217;m sick &amp; tired of my state&#8217;s tax dollars (along with New York&#8217;s) supporting nearly all of the Federal expenditures in criminal high finance and military industrial complexity.</p>
<p>Frankly though, I&#8217;d prefer a California Bear Republic. The rest of the US can go and f**k themselves.</p>
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		<title>By: silly things</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10240</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[silly things]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is nothing wrong with populists!

They are readily manipulated to do others bidding.  They are great tools!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is nothing wrong with populists!</p>
<p>They are readily manipulated to do others bidding.  They are great tools!</p>
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		<title>By: fate</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10215</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[fate]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can&#039;t say I care about the Federal Reserve Act.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can&#8217;t say I care about the Federal Reserve Act.</p>
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		<title>By: TonyForesta</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10139</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[TonyForesta]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nationalize the pernicious criminal and FAILED banks, fire the entire FAILED management of those FAILED banks, - THEY FAILED!!!!   Set of a resolutiontrustlikeentity to manage the FAILED banks dismemberment and reconstitution in the private sector.  Bondholders and shareholder recognize the losses of their woefully FAILED gambling, and moveon, the tax payers are given preferred shares in the newly reconstituted institutions.   Fierce regulations must be enacted by congress demanding real accounting standards,  transparency, and discouraging speculative enterprizes by commercial banks.  Clearly defined entities aligned with the Glass-Steagall  models must form the banking sector.    Offshoring is criminalized, and brutally punished.  The predator class gives back to the rest of society, and recognizes that their wealth and health are safe only so long as the law protects the poor and middle class.   It is the duty of the predator class to buttress and uplift their fellow Americans.  For wealth is as much a quirk of the chaotic interminglings of nature, than of any great scientific or mechanical, or engineering achievement, and therefore wealth alone cannot be the metric upon which the value and mettle of a human being is measured or defined.    The predator class assumes or presumes some obdurate numinous preeminance, - but they are wildly mistaken.   The day of reckoning and balancing is fast approaching.   Forget protests, peaceful demonstrations, acts of civil disobedience, - peacemakers are repeatedly and always slaughtered!    Fire, kinetics, and combustion change the world  - not idle chatter.   Get locked, cocked and ready to rock, because this madness is going pearshaped.  It&#039;s only a matter of time.  The people cannot tolerate any more abuse, we cannot tolerate anymore thievery, or treachery, or deception, or collusion, or monopoly, or oligarchy, or tyranny, or criminal abuse, - the people must reach out and touch their enemies and the fiends who seek their slavery, slaughter, and domination must be recognized and defeated.   In a world where there are no laws, - there are no laws for anyone, predators!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nationalize the pernicious criminal and FAILED banks, fire the entire FAILED management of those FAILED banks, &#8211; THEY FAILED!!!!   Set of a resolutiontrustlikeentity to manage the FAILED banks dismemberment and reconstitution in the private sector.  Bondholders and shareholder recognize the losses of their woefully FAILED gambling, and moveon, the tax payers are given preferred shares in the newly reconstituted institutions.   Fierce regulations must be enacted by congress demanding real accounting standards,  transparency, and discouraging speculative enterprizes by commercial banks.  Clearly defined entities aligned with the Glass-Steagall  models must form the banking sector.    Offshoring is criminalized, and brutally punished.  The predator class gives back to the rest of society, and recognizes that their wealth and health are safe only so long as the law protects the poor and middle class.   It is the duty of the predator class to buttress and uplift their fellow Americans.  For wealth is as much a quirk of the chaotic interminglings of nature, than of any great scientific or mechanical, or engineering achievement, and therefore wealth alone cannot be the metric upon which the value and mettle of a human being is measured or defined.    The predator class assumes or presumes some obdurate numinous preeminance, &#8211; but they are wildly mistaken.   The day of reckoning and balancing is fast approaching.   Forget protests, peaceful demonstrations, acts of civil disobedience, &#8211; peacemakers are repeatedly and always slaughtered!    Fire, kinetics, and combustion change the world  &#8211; not idle chatter.   Get locked, cocked and ready to rock, because this madness is going pearshaped.  It&#8217;s only a matter of time.  The people cannot tolerate any more abuse, we cannot tolerate anymore thievery, or treachery, or deception, or collusion, or monopoly, or oligarchy, or tyranny, or criminal abuse, &#8211; the people must reach out and touch their enemies and the fiends who seek their slavery, slaughter, and domination must be recognized and defeated.   In a world where there are no laws, &#8211; there are no laws for anyone, predators!</p>
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		<title>By: dissenter</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10137</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dissenter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[fate.

Do you agree with the blogger &quot;lets get back to the basics, we need to revoke the federal reserve act?&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>fate.</p>
<p>Do you agree with the blogger &#8220;lets get back to the basics, we need to revoke the federal reserve act?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: dissenter</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10136</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dissenter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HEAR HEAR FATE!

The shills also like to throw out &quot;populist&quot; ,  &quot;liberal&quot;, and &quot;left wing&quot;.  If that doesn&#039;t work to scare away readers of this blog, they&#039;ll maybe try &quot;elitist&quot; &quot;ultra conservative&quot; or &quot;right wing&quot;...it will be interesting to see their shallow work.

I say cheers to the populist, the liberal, the left wingers, the elitists, the ultra conservatives and the right wingers who love their country, and who are want to see a justice. And part of the justice comes from dismanteling the bank cartel.

I am so happy you noticed too!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HEAR HEAR FATE!</p>
<p>The shills also like to throw out &#8220;populist&#8221; ,  &#8220;liberal&#8221;, and &#8220;left wing&#8221;.  If that doesn&#8217;t work to scare away readers of this blog, they&#8217;ll maybe try &#8220;elitist&#8221; &#8220;ultra conservative&#8221; or &#8220;right wing&#8221;&#8230;it will be interesting to see their shallow work.</p>
<p>I say cheers to the populist, the liberal, the left wingers, the elitists, the ultra conservatives and the right wingers who love their country, and who are want to see a justice. And part of the justice comes from dismanteling the bank cartel.</p>
<p>I am so happy you noticed too!</p>
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		<title>By: dissenter</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10134</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dissenter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:08:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry Tony,  although you may be correct on all the details of what has been going on, socialism is not any kind of natural automatic solution to bank cartels...with socialism then you have a government cartel...

we simply need to get back to our country&#039;s roots, and they were NOT socialistic.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry Tony,  although you may be correct on all the details of what has been going on, socialism is not any kind of natural automatic solution to bank cartels&#8230;with socialism then you have a government cartel&#8230;</p>
<p>we simply need to get back to our country&#8217;s roots, and they were NOT socialistic.</p>
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		<title>By: dissenter</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10132</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dissenter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Redleg, you said it--- if someone decided to give 185billion to an insurance company knowing that their former employer would be saved immediately, from going bankrupt, would this be considered a crime against our country?  Even though that person might have said they had to do that to save the world as we know it?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Redleg, you said it&#8212; if someone decided to give 185billion to an insurance company knowing that their former employer would be saved immediately, from going bankrupt, would this be considered a crime against our country?  Even though that person might have said they had to do that to save the world as we know it?</p>
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		<title>By: dissenter</title>
		<link>http://baselinescenario.com/2009/04/10/the-economy-and-popular-democracy/#comment-10131</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dissenter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[and what is so wrong with populist!  pigeon holing people is a brother to bigotry.  

you can lay the bait but i don&#039;t think that anyone with a serious conviction would care who or what group embraced their ideas.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and what is so wrong with populist!  pigeon holing people is a brother to bigotry.  </p>
<p>you can lay the bait but i don&#8217;t think that anyone with a serious conviction would care who or what group embraced their ideas.</p>
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