Ruth Said:

What do u think of Rolling Stone article "Obama's big sell out"? Regarding financial reforms?

We Answered:

Taibbi has written a number of articles on the Obama/Wall Street connection. The author is not beholden to moneyed special interest so he does not have to hold back.

Obama's top contributors are the universities that want government money and the banks and corporations that want money from everyone else.

University of California $1,591,395
Goldman Sachs $994,795
Harvard University $854,747
Microsoft Corp $833,617
Google Inc $803,436
Citigroup Inc $701,290
JPMorgan Chase & Co $695,132
Time Warner $590,084
Sidley Austin LLP $588,598
Stanford University $586,557
National Amusements Inc $551,683
UBS AG $543,219
Wilmerhale Llp $542,618
Skadden, Arps et al $530,839
IBM Corp $528,822
Columbia University $528,302
Morgan Stanley $514,881
General Electric $499,130
US Government $494,820
Latham & Watkins $493,835

Ida Said:

Do you know this about Debit Cards? Do you care?

We Answered:

Yes, I am aware of these charges because I am the tightwad who reads all of the fine print they send with credit and debit cards. This is one of the reasons I do not use them either. Sorry, but the person in line behind me is just going to have to wait as I write out a check. They now process them instantly as well, which I find disgusting because if I wanted to pay with a debit card, I would have tendered one. But, most banks will waive the overdraft fees for a certain number of times (thankfully I've never had one) per year on checks but won't do the same on debit cards. It is just one more way our financial institutions are taking control of our money just as soon as they can and charging us for the priviledge of doing so.