US Senate Vote On Oil Co. Tax Subsidies.

A little dated, but I think I see John McCain in there.

No republicans supported cutting the $2BN+ tax subsidies for the big oil companies.  They were joined by the following elitist “Democratic” Senators
Begich (D-AK)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Nelson (D-NE)
Webb (D-VA)

The full vote: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00063

Yes, our tax dollars subsidize the dividends paid out by big oil.  A pass through to rich people (and a lot of Senators are investors in the very companies in question).  Pretty sickening, they vote to put our money right into their pockets...

Embridge Oil Spill In Michigan (Coverup)

Iceland Busts Bad Bankers

http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2011/04/07/first-iceland-bank-crash-prison-sentence-handed-down/

What are we waiting for here in the US??

Bank Of America Settles

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-settlement-announced-over-countrywide-loans-20111221,0,2935984.story
So lets see, BOA oversees/encourages people to buy more house than they can afford (with the help of the National Association of Realtors) and they get hit with a $335 Million settlement???

That equals $1675 for each of the 200K people, who are probably now homeless and have no mailing address, because the bank took the homes back.

Good deal! A win for BOA.
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DynCorp International Blows Afghan Police Training

DynCorp After Training Police in EOD (botched).

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia/2011/08/20118168280220816.html

Their Board of Directors includes John Tilelli; former Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army. Shocker! A former BAE President is on the Board too.

One billion wasted, and the company continues to pick up government contracts....

Miami Police Are Corrupt - Shocker?

http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/06/201162114131825860.html

Raj Rajaratnam = Busted

So glad we have the FIRST conviction in the 2008 stock market collapse. Guilty on all 14 charges. I hope the other shady wall street players get the message and understand, even encrypted messaging is not totally secure.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42989368

We'll Watch Over Ya'

And all those South American drug cartels too...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/03/us-bank-mexico-drug-gangs

Gordon Brown

It's a little worrying that Gordon Brown is being pushed out of the PM job, because other MPs were doing what they always did, claim anything they want on expenses.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8088862.stm

I asked my own representative (Donna Edwards) how I could get a look at the Senator's expense reports...shocker here; NO ANSWER. I will keep digging, these have to be public, right?

I would suggest all Americans contact their representatives to press for "transparency" on what they are claiming as expenses.