the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Aug 4, 2014
The government gave Citigroup a seven billion dollar fine for selling rotten mortgage-backed securities that tanked the economy in 2008. Sounds like a lot of money, right?
Investors know otherwise. The day the fine was announced, Citi’s stock went up by 4%. After all, no one went to jail, even though the bank stole billions of dollars through these scams–much more than the fine. Compare this to the penalty a poor person gets for stealing $1500!
The investors who drove Citigroup’s shares up recognized this fine for what it was: a green light for the banks to keep using any scam they can think of.