Wednesday, January 16, 2013

The Cheater's Waltz



The Cheater’s Waltz                        January 16, 2013
            Most of us heard that “too big to fail” bank excuse and thought, “We’re getting cheated again!”  Meanwhile regulators delay implementation of rules, congress asks the offenders for their advice on how to unscrew things up, and they all play Alfonse and Gaston holding doors for each other.  Enough!
            It’s time for the Absent Without Leaving gang to pass some meaningful legislation that consigns “too big to fail” back into the garbage.  Shake ‘em up, break ‘em up.  Whatever it takes.  AIG considered suing the Fed Gov because their bail out was too small, and getting screwed could be back in vogue.  The problem is clearly not solved.
No penalties have been imposed on the culprits of the economic meltdown.  No actions have eliminated their excesses.  There’s been bluster, but no effective congressional action to eliminate “too big to fail”.  So, what’s the plan?  Just wait for it to happen again?  Throw another debt ceiling tantrum?  Blow a month on Cabinet appointments?  When the next bubble bursts, you will not be able to use the universal, “I wasn’t ready” excuse.  GET SOMETHING DONE! 
            Here’s the deal Capitol hill, we want you to turn “too big to fail” into “too small to screw us all”.  It’s time to end the piracy.  And it’s your job to get it done.  Around here, we think it’s the least you can do.  And isn’t that level of achievement established in the 112th congress?  Do your job.  YOU are too big to fail. 

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