Alan Grayson's money bomb makes noise

[anaconda]

Originally Posted by specsaregood

That was my reaction as well. I knew he was a wall street guy, didn't know he was that successful fleecing the sheep.....Kinda puts a new spin on things... You think he got that much without taking advantage of govt force and our monetary system?

Maybe he intends to do a bait and switch. Maybe he has come out as the loudest and most critical voice on the Fed but then will lead the charge for passage of a watered down bill. Maybe he was a gatekeeper all along.

[specsaregood]

Originally Posted by anaconda

Maybe he intends to do a bait and switch. Maybe he has come out as the loudest and most critical voice on the Fed but then will lead the charge for passage of a watered down bill. Maybe he was a gatekeeper all along.

I'd be more inclined to think he wants the govt to have the fed's powers because it would make it even easier for him personally to fleece the sheep. ie: why outsource when you can do it "in house" --pun intended.

[Expatriate]

You know, those financial disclosure forms they fill out aren't reliable sources of information. I'd be willing to bet the slimiest congress critters are worth many times more than what OpenSecrets says.


http://www.rollcall.com/features/Gui...e/28506-1.html

Everything that you are about to read might be wrong.

Roll Call’s annual attempt to rank the riches of Members of Congress is hampered by one fundamental flaw: It is based on the lawmakers’ financial disclosure forms, which are extraordinarily unreliable sources of information.

The disclosure rules allow Members to report assets in broad categories, so there is no way to tell the difference between a $20 million investment and a $5 million investment. The top category on the Members’ forms is “over $50 million,” so it is impossible to accurately account for anything worth more than that — like a professional sports team, for example. There is also a gaping loophole for assets owned by the Members’ spouse or dependent children; anything worth more than $1 million in value can be reported as “over $1 million.” There is no way to tell whether that is $1.2 million or $1.2 billion.

The rules also don’t require reporting things of value that are not used to produce income — most notably any primary residence or other home that is not used for rentals. That loophole removes from most Members’ portfolios hundreds of thousands of dollars and in come cases millions of dollars worth of assets. Airplanes, fancy cars, antiques or other valuable items are not reported.

In filing a detailed disclosure form on behalf of Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), his accountants added this editorial note, which sums up the problem: The form is meant to comply with Senate disclosure rules but “is not intended to be a complete presentation of Senator Corker’s financial position.”

Beyond all of these flaws, there remains the fact that many, many financial disclosure forms filed by Members of Congress are simply inaccurate. A check mark placed in the wrong box can inflate or deflate a Member’s apparent net worth by millions of dollars, and misunderstandings of the rules have led Members to understate some assets, overstate others and claim additional assets they no longer own.

[Dieseler]

Any thread with Alan Grayson's name in it should go straight to Hot Topics like 911 truth.

[Flash]

Originally Posted by Austrian Econ Disciple

I want a Congress at least filled with Classical Liberals. Grayson is a socialist. Thomas Jefferson was a Classical Liberal. See the difference?

Whoever cheers for Grayson spits on Ron Paul.

Grayson rarely agrees with Ron Paul, hes just another Barney Frank/Pelosi Democrat. Even Grayson's rantings against the Federal Reserve were retarded (they loaned money to New Zealand and will get the $ back with interests, how is this bad?). We should be funding Libertarian-Conservative Republicans like Chuck DeVore, Rand Paul, & Adam Kokesh. If we actually consider Alan Grayson to be 'one of us' then we mine as well join the Progressive movement.