I am stepping in, as Moderator, to keep this discussion from going off track. I have edited one comment, and will be doing so to the responses to keep this from becoming explosive.
NWP

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich