Sweeping Wall Street reform bill advances

[cavegal]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37254090/ns/business-us_business/

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to end debate on the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s, allowing a final vote on the bill later on Thursday or on Friday.

The legislation is one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. If passed, it would mean far-reaching changes for the banking industry affecting profits, banks' ability to grow and to take on risk.

The vote to close off debate was 60-40, and the Senate could vote on the bill's passage as soon as Thursday, two Democratic Senate aides sa

This is awful!

[thundley4]

I have to wonder what the unintended consequences of this bill will be.  So far, everything this president and congress has done has hurt the consumers and businesses.