Sunday, June 28, 2009

Matt Taibbi's article on Goldman-Sachs

 Standard Oil Octopus 2



In the current issue of Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi describes how Goldman-Sachs manipulates our economy and profits at every turn:  a  “giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity.”  

There are full texts available on the web, but I suggest you buy a copy of the magazine (to support this kind of journalism!), read it and pass it on.

THE GREAT AMERICAN BUBBLE MACHINE    by Matt Taibbi
From tech stocks to high gas prices, Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression - and they're about to do it again

Taibbi’s conclusion: “It’s a gangster state, running on gangster economics, and even prices can’t be trusted anymore; there are hidden taxes in every buck you pay. And maybe we can’t stop it, but at least we know where it’s all going.”

Note: the illustration is of former economic parasite Standard Oil from 1904.

6 comments:

  1. In spite of the wrath he gets for dismissing "9-11 Truth," Tabbi is one of the best writer-researchers we have.

    As part of COTO, the "inside-job" deal is "obvious" (to me), but we should consider this: why should some of the people whom we have tarred as "gatekeepers" (such as Chomski and Tabbi) tilt at this windmill?

    Both have contributed such great insight, why should they touch an issue that would immediately get them dismissed as a fringe-group crank? WE get into it because most of us are neither Chomski nor Tabbi.

    But why? If God Herself descended from the clouds with conclusive "proof" that 9-11 was an inside job, what would change? If we had Bin-Laden's head on a pike tomorrow, what would change? The only REAL purpose that "inside job" serves is to possibly convince the proles what a ruthless bunch of fucks are actually running the place.

    Two sticking points here: 1. "actually running the place: most people think "elections" are real and the puppets are payed with their "hard-earned tax dollars," and 2. the degree of ruthlessness. Do you ever feel like Moishe the Beadle?

    If 80% of the US population believed 9-11 was an inside job, what difference would it make?

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  2. you ask some very interesting questions!

    "Most people" don't think hard about them tho, but when they get hit personally by losing jobs, homes or seeing their kids go to war because they can't find work- that is usually enough to wake them up.

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  3. Absolutely no one is ever going to be held accountable for what occurred on September eleventh, two thousand and one.

    It was a crisp, beautiful September morning, and as many now know, those horrid events that began at mid morning had been in the makings for years. It was "The New Pearl harbor." Meant to instill the fear and the trauma necessary, so that those responsible for the days events could then begin having their way with the proles. Knowing full well they'd want revenge, and also to be kept safe. They would except the draconian laws and senseless (oil) wars that followed, and which continue to this day.

    September eleventh, two thousand and one was thee "Mutha" of all catalysts. Not too long after is when I first began noticing the jets in the sky, spewing their venom and turing abeautiful blue sky into shit. This Chemtrail program, which also continues to this day.

    Knowing what happened on September eleventh was a well orchestrated inside job is one thing. Knowing that we're all being sprayed like F'n bugs, and that each and everyone of us is breathing in caustic toxins is another. So, so F'n abhorrent! And if you're breathing? Then most likely you've been contaminated (that flu, the bug you just couldn't seem to shake) by the substances which are being omitted by these F'n jets. No one is immune. There is no middle ground.

    So they continue to have their way with us. They literally have us by the balls, and clit. What's a credulous country ta do? Perhaps if we called, faxed and emailed our representatives in Wor-shington? Yeah!

    Obladi, oblada, life goes on, brah!... Oy!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJhcGepfG04

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  4. How many lies, for how long, at what cost?
    It will have to end in Critical Mass,
    our votes are a paper chase sop to fool people.
    our physical presence needs to achieve 70% populace turn out minumum, and complete public determination and refusal to disperse , refusal of any work, like power company employees etc having a day or so off.
    the military may have some backups, but military also have families. who arent on base with facilities,
    pollies cant communicate, without phones and etcs.
    while among the people, info can pass still.
    I wonder IF?? the large amount of PAPER newspapers shutting down lately, is somehow also tied in?
    Hmm

    We Women of EVERY RACE! outnumber the men.
    WE , should we be cohesive could withdraw our personal contribution. be it as volunteer, paid employee, wife, mother. imagine the telcos if no staff turned up, ditto the Tv etc.
    Most of the jobs we hold are physical and menial, However, they are also the most taken for granted, while being indispensable.
    Notice how it is always mini loans to poor women overseas, and some education that turns their village, state, etc around???
    funny that:-)
    While yes, you guys also do needed jobs too, most of yours, also relies on us. in part.
    Do you think that if all the pollies wives, and every woman that could be there, circled the senate, or wherever they hang out, and refused ingress or departute until something positive happened, might make for "interesting times"

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  5. LOve this site!!! If you like this article, see the movie: STOCK SHOCK ( only on DVD of couse!) It is absolutely great! Go Matt T. and STOCK SHOCK!

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  6. What would change Waldo?
    We'd have and entire administration of old and middleaged men and women facing , at the very least, the rest of their life in prison. Should be the death penalty. What do you think they did, got their dicks sucked?
    Don't you think that they'd be droppin more dimes than a kid in an arcade on who gave the orders, who set it up, whose idea t was? Do you believe that the Elite, the Bildebergers, Rockerfellers, Rothschilds, Corp presidents, CEO's and all the other fucking pigs who should be swingin from light poles on fire are so far removed? All roads lead to OZ.
    There's a LOT to be gained by learning the 9-11 truth. I consider it the one most imprtant agenda we have.

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