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BONDAGE: subjected to a powerful authority

July 12, 2010

Just when we thought the U.S. Congress was on the verge of passing a somewhat-bipartisan bill limiting the banking industry, it appears that the banking lobby has exerted its pressure on needed Members.  The banking lobby having spent millions of dollars to fight this proposed regulation bill, several Republicans and a few Democrats who were [...]

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AFFLUENZA: extreme materialism which is the impetus for accumulating wealth and for overconsumption of goods (Dictionary.com)

December 15, 2009

Let’s do a little current events review to begin:
$ Tiger Woods finds that being the first billionaire athlete isn’t everything it was supposed to be.
$ Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska to go on a highly-compensated lecture tour.
$ Jason Bay rejects a Red Sox offer for $15M per year.
$ Banks pay back the US [...]

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