FINALLY. TIME TO WATCH THE WORLD BURN.

10/16/2011 2:00:56 AM

http://canadianclimateaction.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/citigroup-oct-16-2005-plutonomy-report-part-1.pdf

Hats off to citigroup. That's gotta be some of the most gangsta shit you could possibly do.

[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 5:00 AM. Reason : ]

10/16/2011 4:41:28 AM

That's super old

10/16/2011 5:55:19 AM

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"HIV infected OWS protestor sprays black cop with liquid and then jumps him http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-o2oXDDk5o OWS Protestors call Obama "N*gger" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl0DwApnjEY#! "

I like how your descriptions and completely inaccurate.

Your first link is a guy getting beat down by a cop, no liquid to be seen.

Your second link is at an Al Sharpton rally. Not OWS.

10/16/2011 8:50:11 AM

the corporate misinformation machine

10/16/2011 8:57:02 AM

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"http://canadianclimateaction.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/citigroup-oct-16-2005-plutonomy-report-part-1.pdf Hats off to citigroup. That's gotta be some of the most gangsta shit you could possibly do."

Nice find! Citigroup's been trying to scrub this document from the internet.

http://rwer.wordpress.com/2010/11/11/citigroup-attempts-to-disappear-its-plutonomy-report-2/

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"Citigroup attempts to disappear its Plutonomy Report #2 November 11, 2010Edward FullbrookLeave a commentGo to comments The reports are available (for the time being: 20 June 2011 here and here from Edward Fullbrook In 2005 and 2006 Citigroup issued two now notorious but highly significant reports for the exclusive use of its richest clients. The first, from October 16, 2005, was “Plutonomy: Buying Luxury, Explaining Global Imbalance”. This 35 page report begins: The World is dividing into two blocs – the Plutonomy and the rest. The U.S., UK, and Canada are the key Plutonomies – economies powered by the wealthy. Continental Europe (ex-Italy) and Japan are in the egalitarian bloc. Equity risk premium embedded in “global imbalances” are unwarranted. In plutonomies the rich absorb a disproportionate chunk of the economy and have a massive impact on reported aggregate numbers like savings rates, current account deficits, consumption levels, etc. This imbalance in inequality expresses itself in the standard scary “global imbalances”. We worry less. There is no “average consumer” in a Plutonomy. Consensus analyses focusing on the “average” consumer are flawed from the start."

10/16/2011 9:46:48 AM

I quite understand your sentiments and what you must be feeling right now as you are now cornered into defending violence.

At this point the foreplay is over. The image is ruined.

The democratic party and whatever it is you support is indefinitely tarnished as "one" with this violent, anarchist, nazi, communist, and moveon.org run movement.

You statistically have no chance now amongst the 'normal' masses for years to come and now at this juncture MUST resort to violence.

10/16/2011 9:51:54 AM

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"That's super old"

and it's predictions seem to be coming true.

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"A third threat comes from the potential social backlash. To use Rawls-ian analysis, the invisible hand stops working. Perhaps one reason that societies allow plutonomy, is because enough of the electorate believe they have a chance of becoming a Plutoparticipant. Why kill it off, if you can join it? In a sense this is the embodiment of the “American dream”. But if voters feel they cannot participate, they are more likely to divide up the wealth pie, rather than aspire to being truly rich. Could the plutonomies die because the dream is dead, because enough of society does not believe they can participate? The answer is of course yes. But we suspect this is a threat more clearly felt during recessions, and periods of falling wealth, than when average citizens feel that they are better off. There are signs around the world that society is unhappy with plutonomy - judging by how tight electoral races are. But as yet, there seems little political fight being born out on this battleground. A related threat comes from the backlash to “Robber-barron” economies. The population at large might still endorse the concept of plutonomy but feel they have lost out to unfair rules. In a sense, this backlash has been epitomized by the media coverage and actual prosecution of high-profile ex-CEOs who presided over financial misappropriation. This “backlash” seems to be something that comes with bull markets and their subsequent collapse. To this end, the cleaning up of business practice, by highprofile champions of fair play, might actually prolong plutonomy. Our overall conclusion is that a backlash against plutonomy is probable at some point. However, that point is not now. So long as economies continue to grow, and enough of the electorates feel that they are benefiting and getting rich in absolute terms, even if they are less well off in relative terms, there is little threat to Plutonomy in the U.S., UK, etc. "

[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 10:10 AM. Reason : ...]

10/16/2011 10:03:44 AM

lol wow. Ev IF true it gives the perfect answer on how to be a smart consumer and make money. Buy equity and invest in the companies that cater to the plutos and in essence you divide the pie and get rich with them.


Or you can go outside and spit on cops and be dumbasses and pretend the world likes you for leeching a free lunch

10/16/2011 10:15:30 AM

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"Not all of those in attendance supported Occupy Raleigh. Jeff Moore, a 27-year-old real estate investor who lives in Raleigh, wore a white T-shirt with the word “Capitalist” emblazoned in green lettering across the front. He says the protestors actions are misguided. “This is how I was raised, you get to keep what you earned,” Moore said. ”If you worked and earned a living, the promise of America was you get to keep it.” Another dissenter, Hans Mentha of Wake County, leaned on a walking stick while holding up a sign that denounced communism. “They want something that other people have,” Mentha said. “And I’m sorry, but it ain’t gonna happen on my watch.”"

http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/10/15/1568410/occupy-raleigh-is-under-way-at.html

10/16/2011 10:17:41 AM

protip: if you really want to stick it to the 1% you should invest in stocks that build luxury items or high end retail.

Or purchase property.

10/16/2011 10:21:46 AM

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" But if voters feel they cannot participate, "

Aka pryderi, the poor little guy in his moms basement who pretends he's too inferior to invest in the markets like the rest of the big boys. Can I help wipe your tears little buddy

Maybe one day you'll figure out how to vest your money

10/16/2011 10:28:45 AM

pryderi, JesusHChrist

You want to know how many ways there are right now... Today.,,,, This very second if you just get online and invest a portion of your money... how many ways there are you you can essentially begin to LITERALLY divide up the wealth of the evil 1% in your favor. (Since you've deemed it evil)

Here's how many:

10/16/2011 10:38:31 AM

Here's 844,000 of those ways:

http://tinyurl.com/3m7kvme

10/16/2011 10:39:51 AM

But if their stocks go down in value, they will whine and want their money back. And if they go up in value, I am sure they will share their new found prosperity with the less fortunate.

10/16/2011 12:17:25 PM

Are we proud yet? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15326561

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"Mayor Gianni Alemanno described those responsible as "animals". Saturday's protests affected 950 cities in 80 countries. They began in New York as "Occupy Wall Street" a month ago. Desecrated church"

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"Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said the 18th-Century church of Santi Marcellino and Pietro was "desecrated" by protesters. Its parish priest said a statue of the Virgin Mary had been thrown into the street and smashed. Rome resident Antonino Fiuggi told Reuters news agency: "These kind of things should not happen in a civilised country, these things should not be allowed.""

10/16/2011 12:23:56 PM

rap never should have been exported to france, either

10/16/2011 12:30:56 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/image/10263698/?img_list=10263698%2C10263696%2C10263210%2C10262841%2C10259779&ref_id=10264503



"Raleigh police arrested 19 supporters of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement on Saturday after they refused to leave the State Capitol on Oct. 15, 2011."

Seems like peaceful disobedience, at least locally.

[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 12:49 PM. Reason : .]

10/16/2011 12:47:58 PM

You guys just stood at the wrong spot. When they ask you to move, you move, to the sidewalk. You didn't have to leave you just couldn't stay there.

10/16/2011 12:53:49 PM

10/16/2011 5:20:57 PM

A Tea Partier, a Union Leader and a CEO were sitting at a table with a plate of 12 cookies. The CEO picks up 11 cookies, turns to the Tea Partier and says, "You'd better watch that Union guy, he's trying to take your cookie."

10/16/2011 5:24:52 PM

Is the CEO a democrat?

10/16/2011 5:33:34 PM

No!

10/16/2011 5:37:34 PM

10/16/2011 5:47:21 PM

well my life is terrific and it satisfies to me to pay off my own debts.

i cant wait for corporate america to give me a free pass to help squash these useless fucks.

how many pryderis can i take alone? hmmm...

a lot.

10/16/2011 5:54:21 PM

yo you threatening to shoot people or what

10/16/2011 5:55:43 PM

Young man ActionPants, there seems to be an itching desire for widespread violence as well as localized violence. It would do you best to simply remain calm and not assume that all others are as violent as you and your fellow protestors.


[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 7:31 PM. Reason : -]

10/16/2011 7:26:49 PM

haha, arent these clowns the ones threatening revolution?

im the least of your worries.

[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 7:43 PM. Reason : -]

10/16/2011 7:43:24 PM

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"think what you want. I can provide for myself and many generations of my kin to come if damn well want to. and you can't stop me until you want to get violent and revoke the 2nd amendment. everything else until that point is just foreplay."

Translation: Please god give me a chance to shoot someone so I can feel like a big man

[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 8:07 PM. Reason : ]

10/16/2011 8:05:32 PM

Close Your Bank Account and Get Arrested

10/16/2011 8:11:17 PM

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"Translation: Please god give me a chance to shoot someone so I can feel like a big man"

In the real world it is called "the castle doctrine"

sounds like you would be too busy beating the bongo drum to defend the property you mommy and daddy bought you from the Apple store

[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 8:21 PM. Reason : /]

10/16/2011 8:21:21 PM

I don't own a bongo drum

10/16/2011 8:23:55 PM

i like capitalism... but the system needs some... tweaking

bahahahha

10/16/2011 8:25:07 PM

^^^^Explain, please.

[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 8:26 PM. Reason : kerit]

10/16/2011 8:25:57 PM

it's funny. but i closed a bank account last week actually.

but i didn't run in with 46 others chanting and being obnoxious. so maybe that's why they greeted me with a smile and cut me a certified check as i left?

idk?

10/16/2011 8:31:02 PM

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"I don't own a bongo drum"

come on now don't be shy. show us your youtube channel playing the bongos like a champ you are

10/16/2011 8:33:39 PM

Sorry I really don't own one!

10/16/2011 8:36:23 PM

http://www.prosper.com/

10/16/2011 8:43:04 PM

my bff jill?

10/16/2011 8:51:04 PM

10/16/2011 8:58:41 PM

lol

10/16/2011 8:59:50 PM

the hippies want the govt to take away power of the corporations because they have been bought

if you take away the power of the central government, there is no power to buy

that's what the tea party wants

[Edited on October 16, 2011 at 9:05 PM. Reason : en]

10/16/2011 9:05:10 PM

yeh man, tea party rip off. come up with your own ideas. we are about 2 years ahead of these freaks.

10/16/2011 9:11:15 PM

The Tea Party is a thing.

The Occupy Wall Street protests are a thing.

Therefore, by the transitive property of jumping to conclusions, OWS is the same as the Tea Party.

10/16/2011 9:12:25 PM

The citibank thing pisssssssses the shit out of me.

10/16/2011 9:16:19 PM

BUT WHICH CAME FIRST?!

10/16/2011 9:17:04 PM

^The Egg

10/16/2011 9:43:01 PM

Only one way to bring these businesses down...

10/16/2011 9:45:11 PM

so let's raise taxes just 8% on top top 1% of americans.

out of those 2 million americans, (basically 1 in every 100th adult) about 25% of those own businesses in some form or another.

that's 250,000 businesses. maybe all of them in the country

let's say because of that 8% tax hike they have to cut 5% of their workforce

do we just pretend they have more profits in a mattress somewhere and raise taxes again to support the welfare systems of those newly unemployed citizens?

what comes next?

10/16/2011 10:03:41 PM

i'll tell you what comes next...

set em up

10/16/2011 10:04:08 PM