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Bubble Barons
Mark Andrew Holmes & Alex D'Atria

Alternet Investigations - Great American Bubble Barons
http://tinyurl.com/y9md6dr
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Timeline of GOP Failure to Stop Reckless Mortgage Lending  

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Epic Bear Market

Parties Responsible:

• Regulators who stood by as U.S. banks developed ingenious but dangerous ways of shifting trillions of dollars of credit risk off their balance sheets and into the hands of unsophisticated foreign investors;
• Hedge and pension fund managers who gorged on high-yield debt instruments they didn't understand;
• Financial engineers who built towers of "securitized" debt with math models that were fundamentally flawed. - Jon Markman

http://business-moguls.blogspot.com/
Goldman Sachs
http://mogul-15.blogspot.com/

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Wax - Wan Squares

*Natal Sun@14 Gemini - Peter Peterson
6/5/1926 Kerney NE
JUPITER@26 Aquarius 59
Separating Wan Square
SATURN@21 Scorpio 10 rx

Challenging, discriminating, questioning, severing connections with any collective cultural values, beliefs, ideas if considers those things obsolete; identifies with utopian vision for future; destructive to whatever not contributing to that vision

Invariably critical, unsatisfied with amount of influence and control, means or mechanisms over limiting, restricting, structuring growth determinants

~~

http://mogul-3.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_George_Peterson
http://littlesis.org/person/33849/Peter_G_Peterson

Private Equity - Blackstone Group chair & co-founder; former CFR chairman; former Lehman CEO

Asteroid Analysis, Peter Peterson
By - Mark Andrew Holmes
http://markandrewholmes.com/asteroid.html

Mercury @15 Gemini
sextile
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @17 Aries

Venus @03 Taurus
sextile
Mony (money,insurance) @04 Cancer

square
Dallas (elitist, conservative) @02 Aquarius


Mars @23 Pisces
trine
Hidalgo (assertion, promoting self or others, ambition) @24 Scorpio


Jupiter @26 Aquarius
conjunct
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @27 Aquarius

sextile
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @26 Sagittarius


Pluto @13 Cancer
sextile
Phaethon (out of control, being in driver's seat, out of one's depth) @15 Taurus


Eris @01 Aries
semisquare
Midas (making money) @10 Taurus

sextile
Goldfinger (greed) @02 Gemini

quincunx
Gold (gold, money in general) @00 Virgo



*Natal Sun@08 Scorpio - Charles G. Koch
11/1/1935 Wichita KS
JUPITER@26 Scorpio 23
Separating Wan Square
SATURN@03 Pisces 32 rx

Challenging, discriminating, questioning, severing connections with any collective cultural values, beliefs, ideas if considers those things obsolete; identifies with utopian vision for future; destructive to whatever not contributing to that vision

Invariably critical, unsatisfied with amount of influence and control, means or mechanisms over limiting, restricting, structuring growth determinants
~~

Koch Industries Facts 
Georgia Pacific - Koch Industries
http://tinyurl.com/yap32uw
http://tinyurl.com/ybteskx

Koch Industries, an oil corporation with an especially poor environmental record, is the second largest privately-held company in America. It has become a financial kingpin of climate science denial and clean energy opposition.

http://mogul-7.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Koch
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/08/25/lee-on-kochs/ 
http://climateprogress.org/2010/10/21/justice-scalia-thomas-koch-money-machine/ 
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/us/politics/20koch.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1
http://littlesis.org/person/41340/Charles_G._Koch

Asteroid Analysis, Charles G. Koch

Sun@08 Scorpio
sextile
Pholus (pervasive,invasive,foolish) @08 Capricorn

quincunx
Phaethon (out of control, being in driver's seat, out of one's depth) @07 Gemini


Mercury @19 Libra
square
1998 BU48 (materialism) @21 Capricorn

trine
Damocles (crisis, to 'push it') @19 Aquarius


Venus @22 Virgo
square
Gold (gold, money in general) @24 Gemini

trine
1998 BU48 (materialism) @21 Capricorn


Mars @02 Capricorn
square
Hidalgo (assertion, promoting self or others, ambition) @00 Libra,
Caesar (imperialistic, ambition, aiming to conquest) @00 Libra,
Midas (making money) @01 Aries

Jupiter@03 Pisces
trine
Gaudi (commercialism) @04 Cancer


Uranus @03 Taurus
sextile
Gaudi (commercialism) @04 Cancer


Pluto @27 Cancer
square
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @25 Aries

Eris @02 Aries
conjunct
Midas (making money) @01 Aries

square
Gaudi (commercialism) @04 Cancer


*Natal Sun@26 Aquarius - Carl C. Icahn
2/16/1936 Queens, NY
JUPITER@20 Sagittarius 12
Applying Wax Square
SATURN@10 Pisces 53

Crisis in action, decisive, break away from past, individual facing the world, building foundations, vision for the future

Operative evaluating, analyzing range or outlook, of potential field at hand in the commission of creating, augmenting, improving and increasing private investment portfolios
~~

http://mogul-8.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Icahn
http://littlesis.org/person/6634/Carl_C_Icahn

Asteroid Analysis, Carl C. Icahn

Sun @26 Aquarius
sextile
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @25 Aries


Mercury @02 Aquarius
sextile
Dallas (elitist, conservative) @01 Sagittarius

square
Phaethon (out of control, being in driver's seat, out of one's depth) @03 Taurus


Venus @23 Capricorn
conjunct
Mony (money, insurance) @23 Capricorn,
1998 BU48 (materialism) @24 Capricorn

sextile
Caesar (imperialistic, ambition, aiming for conquest) @22 Scorpio

square
Midas (making money) @24 Aries,
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @25 Aries

quincunx
Prey (plunder, exploit, to prey upon) @22 Gemini,
Silver (persuasive, having to do with money or silver) @24 Gemini


Mars @25 Pisces
sextile
1998 BU48 (materialism) @24 Capricorn,
Goldfinger (greed) @25 Capricorn,
Icarus (taking risks) @26 Capricorn

square
Silver (persuasive, having to do with money or silver) @24 Gemini


Saturn @10 Pisces
sextile
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @12 Capricorn

square
Gold (gold or money in general) @12 Gemini


Uranus @02 Taurus
conjunct
Phaethon (out of control, being in driver's seat, out of one's depth) @03 Taurus

quincunx
Dallas (elitist, conservative) @01 Sagittarius


Neptune @15 Virgo
square
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @14 Sagittarius


Pluto @25 Cancer
square
Midas (making money) @24 Aries,
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @25 Aries

opposite

Mony (money, insurance) @23 Capricorn,
1998 BU48 (materialism) @24 Capricorn,
Goldfinger (greed) @25 Capricorn,
Icarus (taking risks) @26 Capricorn


Eris 2 Aries
trine
Dallas (elitist, conservative) @01 Sagittarius

*Natal Sun@12 Cancer - Michael Milken
7/4/1946 Encino CA
JUPITER@18 Libra 02
Separating Wax Square
SATURN@26 Cancer 17

Turning point, direction committed, vision or ideal yet to be made into concrete reality

Operative evaluating, analyzing range or outlook, of potential field at hand in the commission of creating, augmenting, improving and increasing private investment portfolios

~~
http://mogul-11.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Milken
http://littlesis.org/person/15156/Michael_Milken

Asteroid Analysis, Michael Milken

Sun @12 Cancer
conjunct
Midas (making money) @12 Cancer

square
Gaudi (commercialism) @13 Sagittarius

trine
Damocles (crisis, to'push it') @13 Pisces

quincunx
1998 BU48 (materialism) @11 Aquarius


Mercury @08 Leo
square
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @09 Taurus


Mars @08 Virgo
trine
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @09 Taurus


Jupiter @18 Libra
trine
Silver (persuasive, having to do with money or silver) @17 Gemini


Saturn @26 Cancer
sextile
Goldfinger (greed) @27 Virgo

square
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @27 Libra

opposite
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @24 Capricorn


Neptune @05 Libra
trine
Hidalgo (assertion, promoting self or others, ambition) @05 Aquarius


Pluto @10 Leo
opposite
Icarus (taking risks) @10 Aquarius


Eris @06 Aries
sextile
Hidalgo (assertion, promoting self or others, ambition) @05 Aquarius


*Natal Sun@05 Leo - E. Stanley Kroenke
7/29/1947 Columbia MO
JUPITER@17 Scorpio 58
Separating Wan Square
SATURN@11 Leo 32

Challenging, discriminating, questioning, severing connections with any collective cultural values, beliefs, ideas if considers those things obsolete; identifies with utopian vision for future; destructive to whatever not contributing to that vision

Invariably critical, unsatisfied with amount of influence and control, means or mechanisms over limiting, restricting, structuring growth determinants
~~

http://mogul-12.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Kroenke
http://littlesis.org/person/15070/E_Stanley_Kroenke

Asteroid Analysis, E. Stanley Kroenke

Mercury @17 Cancer
sextile
Gaudi (commercialism) @17 Taurus

trine
Damocles (crisis, to 'push it') @18 Pisces

quincunx
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @18 Aquarius


Venus @25 Cancer
sextile
Midas (making money) @27 Taurus

opposite
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @24 Capricorn,
Goldfinger (greed) @27 Capricorn


Mars @19 Gemini
square
Damocles (crisis, to 'push it') @18 Pisces

trine
Ouro Preto ( the dark side of money) @18 Aquarius


Jupiter @17 Scorpio
square
Silver (persuasive, having to do with money or silver) @17 Taurus,
Ouro Preto (the dark side of money) @18 Aquarius

trine
Damocles (crisis, to 'push it') @18 Aquarius

opposite
Gaudi (commercialism) @18 Taurus



Saturn @11 Leo
square
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @10 Taurus

opposite
1998 BU48 (materialism) @24 Gemini
quincunx
Pholus (pervasive, invasive, foolish) @24 Capricorn


Pluto @12 Leo
square
Nessus (problems respecting boundaries) @10 Taurus

opposite
1998 BU48 (materialism) @13 Aquarius

*Natal Sun@21 Sagittarius - John Paulson
12/14/1955 Queens NY
JUPITER@01 Virgo 29
Applying Wax Square
SATURN@27 Scorpio 02

Crisis in action, decisive, break away from past, individual facing the world, building foundations, vision for the future

Operative evaluating, analyzing range or outlook, of potential field at hand in the commission of creating, augmenting, improving and increasing private investment portfolios

~~
http://mogul-15.blogspot.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Paulson
http://littlesis.org/person/15032/John_Paulson

Hedge Fund - Paulson & Co., Inc

John Paulson asked his employees in 2005 to find a "bubble" to short. He executed complex debt trades, betting against the ABX mortgage index. Paulson collected $3.5 billion shorting subprime credit; the windfall is believed to be largest one-year payday in Wall Street history.

Hedge funds are “alternative investments” in contrast to traditional stock and bond investing. The hedge fund market has grown rapidly over the past five years (2003-2008) from approximately $800 million to $2 trillion in assets under management. The US has remained a leader in this area, accounting for approximately 70% of the market.

http://media.ft.com/cms/a1d35562-b192-11dd-b97a-0000779fd18c.pdf

Asteroid Analysis, John Paulson

Sun @21 Sagittarius

square

Goldfinger (greed) @21 Pisces



Mercury @27 Sagittarius

quincunx

Midas (making money) @27 Cancer


Venus @18 Capricorn

trine

Mony (money, insurance) @17 Virgo,
Nessus (problem respecting boundaries) @19 Taurus

quincunx

Caesar (imperialistic ambition, aiming to conquest) @17 Gemini


Saturn @27 Scorpio

trine

Midas (making money) @27 Cancer


Neptune @29 Libra

trine

1998 BU48 (materialism) @00 Pisces








The Great American Stickup
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-scheer/the-great-american-sticku_b_715928.html

They did it. Yes, there is a "they": the captains of finance, their lobbyists, and allies among leading politicians of both parties, who together destroyed an American regulatory system that had been functioning splendidly for most of the six decades since it was enacted in the 1930s.

This was a giant hustle that served the richest of the rich and left the rest of us holding the bag, a life-altering game of musical chairs in which the American public was the one forced out. Worst of all, legislators from both political parties we elect and pay to protect our interests from the pirates who assaulted us instead changed our laws to enable them.

The Great American Stickup ~ by Robert Scheer
http://www.amazon.com/Great-American-Stickup-Republicans-Democrats/dp/1568584342

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Plunder: The Crime Of Our Time 
http://www.plunderthecrimeofourtime.com 
 
Plunder: The Crime of Our Time is a hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed.

The film opens with the conviction of Ponzi King Bernie Madoff, whose acknowledged criminality drove a $65 billion dollar pyramid scheme. It argues that the wrong doing committed by a few individuals distracts from the real story, implicating the best-known institutions that financed and profited from fraudulent sub prime lending. This connection is now being investigated by the FBI as part of a probe into what it calls a "fraud epidemic."

PLUNDER shows how these firms created special securities to repackage and resell these dubious loans after they were re-rated as Triple A. These firms then bet against many of these toxic assets with credit default swaps and other insurance scams. By leveraging these investments, they recklessly put trillions of dollars and the world economy at risk.

~~

INSIDE JOB: Movie Trailer
How the Financial Industry Set Out to Defraud The Ordinary American Investor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyW3M-UTIWM&feature=player_embedded

~~~

http://www.propublica.org/article/banks-self-dealing-super-charged-financial-crisis


Over the last two years of the housing bubble, Wall Street bankers perpetrated one of the greatest episodes of self-dealing in financial history.

Faced with increasing difficulty in selling the mortgage-backed securities that had been among their most lucrative products, the banks hit on a solution that preserved their quarterly earnings and huge bonuses:

They created fake demand.

A ProPublica analysis shows for the first time the extent to which banks -- primarily Merrill Lynch, but also Citigroup, UBS and others -- bought their own products and cranked up an assembly line that otherwise should have flagged.
 
images-of-foreclosure

As you'll see from the images below, the foreclosure crisis has created ghost towns across Florida, Nevada and California -- or stopped huge housing developments before they were even started.

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