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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Congressman Ryan A Ranking Crony Capitalist

Rep. Paul Ryan ranks high among an elite group of crony capitalists in Congress who voted to bailout Wall Street in 2008 and later failed to support financial reform legislation reining in the elitist banks who drove our economy off a cliff.
AlterNet Excerpt:
Wall Street's Favorite Politicians

According to a separate analysis of campaign contributions performed by Public Citizen, lawmakers who voted with Wall Street on both the bailout and reform received nearly triple the campaign cash of those who opposed Wall Street.
Public Citizen: Pro-TARP, Anti-Reform Legislators Outpace Colleagues in Financial Services Contributions.

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