CITI Wants To Gamble WIth Your Money, Shows Ways Customers Can Fork Over More Of It

CITIGROUP PSA: AFTER ALL THE MONEY WE STOLE, HERE ARE A FEW SUCKER BELT-TIGHTENING TIPS EVERYONE CAN USE
By Yasha Levine

I was channel surfing last night when I stumbled upon a couple of Citi commercials—or PSAs, since taxpayers own more than 30% of Citi—that offered viewers a number depression-era, cost-cutting lifestyle suggestions. With the billions in bonuses Citi has paid out to their workers, the ads so brazenly mock Wall Streets massive plundering of taxpayer wealth that its almost hard to believe that Citigroup had the guts to have them made—and bill us 30 cents of every dollar paid for production and air time costs. But they did...

http://exiledonline.com/citigroup-psa-after-all-the-money-we-stole-here-are-a...

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[Ranagega]

As I watched these spots, I couldnt help but think of the $5.3 billion in executive bonuses that Citigroup paid out last year, straight out of the $45 billion in bailout money we handed over to them. Then I remembered last weeks story about the Citigroup trader whos fighting for his right to receive a $100 million bonus, which he is willing to sue Citi to get. - Exiledonline

[atypicalguy]

Yes, it's important to be frugal when you can't siphon money off of taxpayers. Keep sticking it to 'em eXile.