Predator or prey? – The Rainbow Blog

Stupormarkets

Bill Kruse — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:31:22 +0000

Sainsbury the supermarket are in the news boasting Huge Stonking Great Profits today, and their spokesman is stoutly proclaiming that even in these straightened times Sainsbury are creating jobs! Their workers are paying taxes! This is presented as if it were some kind of laudable effort where in reality it illustrates how badly Britain’s doing. …

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Springtime For The Mafia

Bill Kruse — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:12:13 +0000

I’m reading in the papers that in the absence of available finance from the banks businesses are getting funding from the Mafia, who are thriving as a consequence. It’s perhaps ironic to note that if you borrow money from the Mafia, they actually have the money to lend you. They practice what amounts to full …

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BBC News – Banks Criticise Plans For Windfall Tax On Bonuses

Bill Kruse — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:42:33 +0000

She added that one million jobs in the UK were supported by the banking industry BBC News – Banks criticise plans for windfall tax on bonuses No doubt true enough but how many businesses and so jobs are not being supported by the banks by their refusal to lend to small businesses? It’s true …

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You Can Be Predator Or Prey

Bill Kruse — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:31:39 +0000

When the going gets down and dirty you either get down and dirtier (predator) or you get to be prey. In a twon already laid low by predatory banking, Detroit, we’re seeing more predatory behaviour. This time it’s from the local police, who are raiding entirely innocent people and claiming their property to be involved …

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