Warren Speaks: A Kid Gets Caught With Pot, Goes To Jail, But Banks Launder Drug Money At Will

Senator Elizabeth Warren is right on point as usual. In her speech at Netroots Nation, a progressive conference held this year in Detroit, she had some choice words for big banks and their rigging of our government and subversion of our democracy:

“We can’t win what we won’t fight for, and it will be a hard fight. Today, many powerful companies look for every possible way they can to boost their profits and to boost their CEO bonuses. They try to run more efficient companies, they try to grow faster, they try to beat out the competition. But many of them have another plan. They use their money and their connections to try to capture Washington and rig the rules in their favor. From tax policy to retirement security, those with power fight to make sure that every rule tilts in their favor. Everyone else just gets left behind. That’s what we’re up against. That’s what democracy is up against. Just look at big banks. They cheated American families, crashed the economy, got bailed out, and now the biggest banks are even bigger than they were when they were ‘too big to fail’ in 2008. They still swagger through Washington, blocking reforms and pushing around agencies. A kid gets caught with a few ounces of pot and goes to jail, but a big bank launders drug money and no one gets arrested. The game is rigged, and it isn’t right. It’s rigged!”

Those comments start at 20:42. Warren begins speaking at 15:35. She’s preceded by Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI). Stick around until 33:06, and there’s a surprise appearance by Mark Ruffalo (The Incredible Hulk) asking for help protesting Detroit water shutoffs.


Here’s the video:


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