"But when the attorney general says, 'I don't want to indict people,' it's the Wild West. There's no law."
How long has it been since we've actually had an AG that really went to bat for the American people? I feel like more there than anywhere, we've been failed by every administration for a good long while.
Yes, the blame goes much, much deeper, but so many of the problems (be it banking or privacy and liberty related issues) all end up at the feet of the attorney general and we've not had one that's been a champion for the people for far too long.
This is why all of my friends that I talk to don't even want to try anymore. We've watched this happen for so many years and it just feels hopeless... what can we even do anymore? Banking cartels are just gonna keep doing whatever they want because no DA or law enforcement official will stand up to them.
Unfair banking practices are probably a better deal than say, outright feudalism. And unfair banking practices being in the news can sort of be interpreted as someone doing something about it (not hearing about it could be better, or it could be worse...).
And then 0.5% on a loan isn't going to smash all that many dreams.
IIRC there was a class-action(?) lawsuit against the banks which was with regards to the forged documents in the mortgage scandal (The one where people forged the signatures of people who had signing authorities when they lost the chain of ownership for properties under mortgage - this may have been 2008-9)
At that time, the bank(s) were batting for a settlement which I believe was opposed by the then DA of New York and 1 more. Most of the other DAs were on board.
I forget what happened to that particular lawsuit though.
How long has it been since we've actually had an AG that really went to bat for the American people? I feel like more there than anywhere, we've been failed by every administration for a good long while.
Yes, the blame goes much, much deeper, but so many of the problems (be it banking or privacy and liberty related issues) all end up at the feet of the attorney general and we've not had one that's been a champion for the people for far too long.