First, I am a seeker of truth, and open to any facts which make sense in making sense of this political Twilight Zone
So, let's begin with the most immediately relevant of truths which I can find. I'm sure many of you political pundits know so much more!
Some who voted for Donald Trump did so, it seems to me, specifically to vote against Hillary Clinton.
They perceived (correctly it seems to me) that receiving vast sums of money from Wall Street Banks, (the most generous one having been Goldman Sachs), probably compromised her integrity and fitness to be the defender of the interests of the American people rather than a tool of the big investment banks.
A vote for Donald Trump, who promised to "drain the swamp" and break up those legendary "too big to fail" banks with a Glass Steagall type of regulation may have seemed like a welcome protection from the cruel fate Americans suffered at the hands of the criminal investment bankers.
If you don't know who and what these poisonous vipers are, or just would like a particularly well written reminder, you may want to read the following link. I promise if you have a pulse and a brain you will be justifiably/simultaneously terrified and filled with revulsion...
The Great American Bubble Machine - Rolling Stone
So, let's be clear Mr. Trump just loaded his cabinet with no less than 3 prior or present Goldman Sachs executives.
1) First is Gary Cohen who has been selected to be Donald Trump's Chief Economic Advisor. He is COO of Goldman Sachs which is second in command to Lloyd Blankfein who is CEO of Goldman Sachs.
2) Next is Steve Mnuchin who Mr. Trump picked to be his Secretary Of Treasury.
He was a top level executive for Goldman Sachs for 17 years. Following the calamitous worldwide financial crash of 2008 (caused in some good measure by Goldman Sachs), he purchased the failing lender IndyMac and under the name OneWest bank he proceeded to foreclose upon homeowners in a legendarily heartless manner...A friend has said of him, "he put's the douche in fiduciary".
https://www.google.com/amp/www.ibti...453345?amp=1?client=ms-android-sprint-mvno-us
Mr. Mnuchin has promised to strip Dodd Frank of any pesky regulations keeping the banks from making maximum profits and also he will "fix", (lower) taxes for investment bankers.
Interestingly Donald Trump first offered the Treasury position to Jaime Dimon (CEO of JP Morgan Chase) who declined the offer.
JP Morgan Chase has been fined for so many various and sundry frauds it's amazing they made enough to cover Mr. Dimon's 27 million/yr compensation.
3) Steve Bannon, Mr. Trump's Senior White House Advisor worked for Goldman Sachs in the 1990s and eventually went on to run Breitbart News.
He has revealingly admitted this...
*“Darkness is good,” Bannon*told*The Hollywood Reporter*at Trump Tower, where the presidential transition team is at work. “Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That’s power. It only helps us when they get it wrong. When they’re blind to who we are and what we’re doing.”
That just doesn't sound good...right?
4) Paul Atkins has been nominated for head of SEC. He isn't a Goldman Sachs man, however I mention him here because he is CEO of Patomak Global Partners LLC (not against Globalization I would assume?).
He is an expert in matters of banking regulation.
He believes investment banks shouldn't be regulated, in keeping with aggressive free market policy. Seemingly hypocritically he believes if these banks fail they should be bailed out in order to protect the all important investor. Wouldn't a genuinely free market suggest an investor should suffer the consequences of poor choices?
Anthony Scaramuchi is a financier who helped with Mr. Trump's campaign. He was tagged for Mr. Trump's financial transition team to, according to Scaramuchi, pick A++++ people. Scaramuchi wants to roll back regulations and in particular the new DOL rule which requires businesses to pay employees who make $47,476/yr. overtime.
These are President Trump's economic picks. He criticized Hillary Clinton scathingly for her ties with Goldman Sachs. If he's draining the swamp, I think he's replacing it with a sewer...
Here's Truth Trump, you won't have seen this on the news... Draining the swamp...(NOT!) Comes at the end... Wait for it!
Trump Lets the Truth Come Out Post-Election-The Daily Show with Trevor Noah - Video Clip | Comedy Central
If you're still with me congratulations! I think it's very instructive to know what our corporate Masters have planned for us...
Next up, my very own "tin foil hat" "conspiracy theory" I call Divide and Fool, or how both Democrats and Republicans have been brazenly tricked into electing the most greedy, the most ruthless and the most ethically challenged amongst us.
