Blackrock owns America’s homes – and a whole lot else
Posted By: sw penn, 6/12/2021 9:58:55 AM
If you’ve been thinking of buying a house, you’ve probably noticed that house prices are soaring everywhere, not just in the usual preferred zip codes. You might have thought this is simply because of market deformations thanks to COVID and the lockdowns. In fact, the soaring prices reflect something much more sinister: Blackrock, an investment company is buying up housing stock, turning America into a nation of renters – that is, people with no stake in their communities or their futures. However, what’s really sinister is that it’s not just housing stock. BlackRock, along with The Vanguard Group, owns a disproportionate number of American corporations, more even than you realize.
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“Mr. President, what’s your message to people who defy Congressional subpoenas on the January 6 committee?” the reporter said.
“I hope that the committee goes after them and holds them accountable criminally,” he said.
“Should they be prosecuted by the Justice Department?” the reporter pressed.
“I do, yes,” the president said.
American fascism?
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[SNIP]
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[snip]
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If you’ve been thinking of buying a house, you’ve probably noticed that house prices are soaring everywhere, not just in the usual preferred zip codes. You might have thought this is simply because of market deformations thanks to COVID and the lockdowns. In fact, the soaring prices reflect something much more sinister: Blackrock, an investment company is buying up housing stock, turning America into a nation of renters – that is, people with no stake in their communities or their futures. However, what’s really sinister is that it’s not just housing stock. BlackRock, along with The Vanguard Group, owns a disproportionate number of American corporations, more even than you realize.
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This is the most important thing too few know about or are talking about. Blackrock and Vanguard must be broken up through Anti-Trust actions or Capitalism and Freedom are dead.