The consumer protection agency must not be doing any consumer protection, we need a FDIC insurer, a Financial Protection Bureau. what other stupid government run tax payer funded entity will we need todo NOT A FUCKING THING. You could have a thousand "Protectors" and not a fucking thing would happen. Those TBTF banks operate with impunity, the FPB could never be effective, sure maybe they will catch that guy who defrauded 10 people out of $100,000, but you can forget about the guys who are defrauding the country out of TRILLIONS!!!Elizabeth Warren was on the Daily show today, she made a pretty compelling case for the Financial Protection bureau and really made a pretty good case overall for government regulation. Love that old lady haha
http://www.thedailyshow.com/
It's a brand new agency still being put together. They haven't even done anything yet and if you were listening there are bills in the house and senate trying to defund the agency.The consumer protection agency must not be doing any consumer protection, we need a FDIC insurer, a Financial Protection Bureau. what other stupid government run tax payer funded entity will we need todo NOT A FUCKING THING. You could have a thousand "Protectors" and not a fucking thing would happen. Those TBTF banks operate with impunity, the FPB could never be effective, sure maybe they will catch that guy who defrauded 10 people out of $100,000, but you can forget about the guys who are defrauding the country out of TRILLIONS!!!
Her case was not compelling in the tiniest. Awww poor families out on the street, no food, THE CHILDREN!!!! Fuck that there isn't a thing the Financial Protection Bureau is going to do, they are ineffective!
the CFPB will work to promote fairness and transparency for mortgages, credit cards, and other consumer financial products and services. The CFPB will set and enforce clear, consistent rules that allow banks and other consumer financial services providers to compete on a level playing field and that let consumers see clearly the costs and features of products and services.
We already have one of those....Why am I, (And you) funding a doppelganger agency?It's a brand new agency still being put together. They haven't even done anything yet and if you were listening there are bills in the house and senate trying to defund the agency.
I wasn't talking about the verbal diahrea "oh the families!" I was talking about her real case. You know, how she outlined that the goals of the agency was to help consumers make informed decisions. She gave a few examples, like presenting real costs - not the costs that you find out about because of the hidden fine print, etc. All in all, their mandate doesn't seem to be intrusive at all - quite the contrary, it seems the agency will protect a lot of people from increasingly predatory practices aimed at the average consumer.
Here, I'll just quote Treasury.gov:
If you want people to make informed decisions about finance and economics, well then maybe they ought to teach it in school. There is a sucker born every minute, government cannot regulate how dumb people will be.The goal of the Consumer Protection Mission is to prevent fraud, deception, and unfair business practices in the marketplace. The Mission is accomplished by identifying practices that cause the greatest consumer injury, stopping these practices through law enforcement, and preventing consumer injury through education.
I actually think there needs to be a four year requirement on government and economics classes like there is on English in HS. Of course, the naysayers will say school will turn into an "indoctrination camp" like many claim college is but I'm not convinced.. One of my favorite teachers was a conservative and he didn't buy it either, good guy... miss him haha.We already have one of those....Why am I, (And you) funding a doppelganger agency?
If you want people to make informed decisions about finance and economics, well then maybe they ought to teach it in school. There is a sucker born every minute, government cannot regulate how dumb people will be.
Okay, I dont really see a problem with this at all. I mean, the CPA would need to be better funded to handle the expanded duties but it makes sense. Hell, I'm not exactly sure the extent of the alleged "overlapping" between agencies but it would make sense to review and combine some agencies. For example, why do we need a specific "department of homeland security"? Shouldn't agencies like the FBI, CIA, federal, state, local authorities have the intelligence to work together? What about the military? I mean, it seems to me we have plenty of "protection" already.We do not need this agency, task the CPA with the job, the CPA is already funded and has a budget.