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Obamas house of thugs and thieves.....
gettin' RICH.....

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f012c4b2-b8f6-11de-98ee-00144feab49a.html
Geithner aides made millions on Wall Street

By Tom Braithwaite in Washington

Published: October 14 2009 20:49 * Last updated: October 14 2009 20:49

Obama administration officials now working on fixing and regulating the financial system were beneficiaries of several million dollars in pay from Wall Street and private equity companies, it has been revealed.

Financial disclosure forms show that prior to joining the government, Gene Sperling, a senior Treasury adviser, was paid $887,727 by Goldman Sachs and $158,000 for speeches to companies that included Stanford Group, the company run by Sir Allen Stanford, who has since been charged with fraud.

Mr Sperling’s compensation from Goldman was for work on a philanthropic project. His overall pay, including for his main job at the Council on Foreign Relations, totalled $2.2m in the 13 months to January.

The forms, which were first obtained by Bloomberg, showed that Matthew Kabaker, another adviser in the Treasury, earned $5.8m at Blackstone, the private equity firm, in the two years before joining the administration to work on plans to support banks and spur lending. Much of the compensation was in stock.

Lewis Alexander, another adviser, was chief economist to Citigroup before joining the administration; he was paid $2.4m in the last two years.
 
The only hope for this country is to demand accountability from these politicians. The Democrats and Republicans have convinced Americans to march lockstep with their party and believe that the 'other side' is to blame for all the problems. The truth is that both parties are serving corporate interests and have all kinds of shady dealings. As if this weren't bad enough, all recent administrations have seen fit to spend the money of the people (taxes) at unheard of levels. We need to stop this and vote the bums out of office while we still have a chance...it may already be too late.
 
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