Friday 26 November 2010

WHO REALLY RUNS AMERICA? COINCIDENCE OR WHAT?

From Hawkeye, our US Correspondent.

Did  you know that the last four US Secretarys of The Treasury were formerly Chairman of Goldman Sachs, the international investment bank responsible for the "alleged" near collapse of the World economy. 
Whether the Republicans or the Democrats are in power it makes no difference - these guys pull all the strings.  Paulson under George Bush, Rubin under Clinton and Geithner under Obama.

In addition to being appointed  (not elected) to these supremely powerful political positions, what else do they have in common?  All are Jewish. 
Now I know Jewish people are tremendously creative and talented, particularly in finance. But is it really a good example for any democracy to continually appoint successive Secretarys of the Treasury from the same ethnic group and one that is supposed to be a Minority?  What about the Majority? Aren't there any Protestant, Catholic or Muslim equally talented people fit for the post?

By the way, what else does it tell us about the "Greatest Democracy In The World" when  George Bush's Secretary of State for Defence, Robert Gates, remains in that crucial role with the approval of  the "new broom" in the White House - Barack Obama, despite the will of millions of American voters?...But I digress.

The Secretary of the US Treasury (in effect the Minister of Finance) is responsible for America's economic and fiscal policy. And as such has enormous power over the lives of millions of citizens. Other roles he has are US Governor of the IMF and seven  other international banks, including the European Central Bank.
 
In the context of these men's former roles as CEOs of Goldman Sachs (which has made them all multi-millionaires)  surely a conflict of interest must arise?
For example is it any coincidence that after the banks had almost wrecked the economy and caused millions to lose their homes and jobs, both Republican and Democrat Administrations  on the advice of Secretarys Henry Paulson and Timothy Geithner (and against the expressed wishes of the American people), bailed them out with billions of American taxpayers money?
Result? The American people become two-time losers!

Makes you think, WHO really runs America?

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