Category Archives: Everything Is Rigged
FANNIE “MBS”= MORE BULLS@!#: MORGENSON MISTAKEN?
In an article from last week about Fannie Mae pursuing deficiency judgments in Florida, Gretchen Morgenson essentially defends Fannie Mae, saying this (“Borrowers, Beware: The Robo-Signers Aren’t Finished Yet,” New York Times, Nov. 15 2014): “Fannie Mae is certainly justified … Continue reading
STRIKE! WALMART OVERDUE FOR A COMEUPPANCE
I posted the above meme on Facebook, which elicited the following response from a dear and longtime friend (in the physical world) of mine: Dumb bullshit. Walmart workers are responsible for themselves. It is their own decisions that put them … Continue reading
THAT AIN’T RAIN, IT’S PISS: THE SHIBBOLETH OF CAPITALISM
An old saw about deceit and chicanery: “Don’t piss on my boots and tell me it’s raining.” The phrase has even made it into at least one song (with the great John Prine singing a verse)… In other words, don’t … Continue reading
JUDGES: DUPES OR IN ON IT? THIS QUESTION KEEPS COMING UP…
So a judge took it upon himself to drastically reduce the damages which a jury found should be paid to California homeowner Phillip Linza (Linza v. PHH Mortgage, et al.), according to the Sacramento Bee: The jury awarded $514,000 in … Continue reading
FAST FOOD SCREWUPS DON’T DESERVE DECENT WAGES, BUT CEO SCREWUPS DO?
The guy in the above video is exactly right and his logic is flawless. Indeed, he’s got a point–people that make tons of money never make mistakes or get lazy. Highly-paid surgeons would never, for example, amputate the wrong limb … Continue reading
THE ABSURDITY OF DEBT AND OF NOT CANCELLING IT
Salon has been on fire with truth lately, this article on student debt being no exception. From the article, we find out the following very interesting nugget: The total national student loan debt is more than $1.2 trillion, the bulk … Continue reading
WAKE-UP CALLS: PART ONE—CURES THEY WON’T TELL YOU ABOUT, OR HOW I LEARNED TO DISTRUST THE DOCTOR
Decided to do a little informal series of autobiographical sketches about how I woke up to certain truths. It happens differently for everyone, of course, and then some people never wake up, no matter how loud the wake-up call. And … Continue reading
FORECLOSURE JUDGES: DUPES OR FOLLOWING A SCRIPT?
A couple of extremely salient points in this article. First, Garfield notices some apparent scripting among judges in different Florida counties. And unfortunately, it’s not because they’re quoting the Constitution of the relevant law. Here’s how Garfield describes what’s happening: … Continue reading