Jim Wallis Talks Wall Street Ethics, Move Your Money On 'The Tavis Smiley Show'

The Tavis Smiley Show:

Tavis: Always pleased to welcome Jim Wallis to this program. The president and editor-in-chief of "Sojourners" is also a best-selling author whose latest is called "Rediscovering Values On Wall Street, Main Street, and Your Street: A Moral Compass for the New Economy." Jim Wallis, good to have you back on this program.

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Comments

[klbrz]

09:27 PM on 01/21/2010

I love Jim Wallis. It does my heart good to see him get attention in the msm.

[Bardmess]

11:49 AM on 01/21/2010

Oxymoron: wall street ethics.

[booki]

11:39 AM on 01/21/2010

he was on Morning Joe this am........great , wish he could have talked for more than 3 minutes.
smart, has a great sense of humor, and fairness........
'enough is enough" 'we all know there is no trickle down economy."
halleuia!

[blueskybigstar]

11:08 AM on 01/21/2010

There should be more people like Jim Wallis.

[schatsie]

09:59 AM on 01/21/2010

From Taylor below.

Volcker says, "I wish someone would give me one shred of neutral evidence that financial innovation has led to economic growth -- one shred of evidence."

Anyone who has read either of Kevin Philllips last 2 books absolutely KNEW that this train wreck was coming.....and for Geithner, Summers and Bernanke to allege otherwise is just downright DELUSIONAL LYING....

[Bardmess]

12:05 PM on 01/21/2010

That's what scares me. Where does this place President Obama? He is our only hope. Is he lying? Is he delusional? He is certainly not ignorant.

[azdirk]

08:51 AM on 01/21/2010

Read your history. Since 1819, the "invisible hand" of the market system has resulted in a panic every 20 years or so. This is euphemistically called the "business cycle." In reality it is the system crashing and starting all over again. This so-called "perfect system" is far from that.

[PhilipTaylor]

04:34 AM on 01/21/2010

#1 INNOVATION OF WALL STREET IS LEAVING YOUR ETHICS, SCRUPLES, and MORALS at HOME EVERYDAY WHILE THAY STEAL FROM OUR ECONOMY!

Track the L00T:

1. Wall Street has all the L00T!

2. Government Officials NEED $Millions (or $Billions) to be Elected and are forced to sell their V0TES to Wall Street to survive!

A Corrupting System that results in a DICTATORSHIP by the Financial Aristocracy!

A government RUN BY WALL STREET = A Corrupt and Aristocracy B1ASED (via Purchase) System where the #1 Innovation is leaving your ETH1CS, SCRUPLES, and M0RALS at HOME everyday while they steal from our Economy!

He argues for creativity in Technology and that is REAL but Wall Street has INNOVATED IN R0BBERY and that is ALL!

Paul Volcker says best financial innovation of last 20 Years was ATM machine and Collateralized sliced/diced credit -- brought nothing to society's table.

Volcker says, "I wish someone would give me one shred of neutral evidence that financial innovation has led to economic growth -- one shred of evidence."

NOT ONE SHRED EXISTS and FRUM IS A Fing L1ER! - QED!

[PhilipTaylor]

05:44 AM on 01/21/2010

Here is what Wall Street Means by Innovation:

Wall Street Innovation = Smart allocation of capital like it did 10+ years ago? N0!
Wall Street Innovation = THEFT of VALUE from the REAL ECONOMY? Yes to Rest!
Wall Street Innovation = PhD’s huddled over computers developing Nanosecond THEFT Tools
Wall Street Innovation = Massive Hidden FEES in Derivatives Skimmed into Employee Pockets
Wall Street Innovation = Selling High Risk obligation bearing delusional “AAA” SAFE rating?
Wall Street Innovation = Hidden paragraph explains Professionals don’t need to be overseen!
Wall Street Innovation = Senators paid to prevent consumer protection+safety+soundness
Wall Street Innovation = F!ght taxing securities transactions = Say “disastrous” for entrepreneurs! BS

Ethics and morals are absent from Wall Street!

[2garen]

12:02 PM on 01/21/2010

Thank you for stating the truth.

[wimwack1]

04:07 AM on 01/21/2010

Is it just me or does this guy look gay?

[Carolab]

04:17 AM on 01/21/2010

OT.

[PhilipTaylor]

03:54 AM on 01/21/2010

FED = FRACTIONAL BANKING DESCRIBED in DETAIL

Every American should see this video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F4IGwuKdUQ&NR=1

[blueskybigstar]

10:56 AM on 01/21/2010

Thank you. Fascinating and useful.

You know what, Philip, how can you have that man's face as your avatar when he did things like this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears