tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post5345526494994869008..comments2024-03-01T22:45:35.314-06:00Comments on Bag Blog: Message SentBag Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-64354546080245149542009-07-03T08:29:09.339-05:002009-07-03T08:29:09.339-05:00Glad to see him get locked up but also figure that...Glad to see him get locked up but also figure that congress is pulling the biggest ponzi scam ever and getting by with itGUYKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02365709988592687239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-61021958269535508882009-06-30T21:32:46.905-05:002009-06-30T21:32:46.905-05:00Becky, good point.Becky, good point.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-60148166950876688472009-06-30T19:18:22.898-05:002009-06-30T19:18:22.898-05:00What else do you expect from a country that believ...What else do you expect from a country that believes it is wrong to kill a convicted murderer, but OK to kill an innocent baby--even one who has already been born.Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-57556799021375722802009-06-30T16:34:45.838-05:002009-06-30T16:34:45.838-05:00Do you find it interesting that he is taking the w...<i>Do you find it interesting that he is taking the wrap by himself? </i><br /><br />From what little I know of the subject, I think my answer would be: he acted alone and as such is the only one deserving prosecution. The rest of the cast were just minions following orders; the over-arching strategy (if there was such a thing) was Madoff's and Madoff's alone. His wife MIGHT be deserving of being prosecuted as an accomplice, but I think stripping her of ill-begotten assets is punishment enough. YMMV.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-20980684941309610232009-06-30T15:49:10.074-05:002009-06-30T15:49:10.074-05:00Well...having been living there when the sentence ...Well...having been living there when the sentence was give of the musician that ran over the jogger I remember not agreeing with the small price that the musician paid. I guess the sad part was that a man's life had been ended and the musician did not change his life much at all and I don't think that he stopped drinking...there was not a life change..I never understood how that came to happen and certainly did not agree...I agree with Jessie I do NOT consider NM's legal system to be something that I wanted to be a part of...think about it...we ALL moved. Honestly most of us moved.... As some of us have had to witness...life is very precious much more precious than money.Mrs. Bearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-81972280342204632952009-06-30T13:12:48.039-05:002009-06-30T13:12:48.039-05:00Buck,
I don't doubt that Madoff deserved his ...Buck, <br />I don't doubt that Madoff deserved his sentence, I don't feel sorry for him at all. <br /><br />Do you find it interesting that he is taking the wrap by himself? Surely there were others who were in on the scam.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-1344814416710415832009-06-30T12:51:12.997-05:002009-06-30T12:51:12.997-05:00Having seen some of the horror stories of folks wh...Having seen some of the horror stories of folks who were wiped out by Madoff... widows, retirees, and the like who lost their life savings... I have NO sympathy for the man and believe he got his just desserts. <br /><br />There's more than one way to kill someone in this country, and taking away what amounts to their livelihood (i.e., their savings) is as good as any, and perhaps worse than most. Coz if you're dead, you're gone. If you're 70 years old and suddenly find yourself reduced to living on the pittance that is Social Security (for most people)... you're in for a miserable existence for the remainder of your life. Madoff did just that to thousands of people.<br /><br />As for your question... "What is more important in America – money or life?"... I'm thinking you know the answer, uncomfortable as it may be.<br /><br />My $0.02.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-78567756522255273512009-06-30T11:11:21.883-05:002009-06-30T11:11:21.883-05:00Jes, you are probably right.Jes, you are probably right.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-63610840780076615532009-06-30T11:10:32.769-05:002009-06-30T11:10:32.769-05:00Is New Mexico a part of America? I'm not sure ...Is New Mexico a part of America? I'm not sure it's legal systems should be used as an example ;)Jesse Baggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683928315232549086noreply@blogger.com