>>To continue regarding unrestricted capitalism with rose colored glasses is also to dispute basic economic realities. Such as the godawful mess they got us into now.
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>Who's talking about unrestricted capitalism? I've been very clear about the regulatory and de-regulatory decisions that led to this mess.
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>>Oh wait, this was the fault of the government, not those poor little old bankers and traders.
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>The root causes lie with government policy decisions. None of this happens without Fannie/Freddie's increased backing of subprime loans and the repeal of Glass-Steagal. If anyone can argue differently, I'm all ears.
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>btw: This says nothing of the option-ARM and ALT-A loans which are still out there and are going to explode in 2010-11. Be aware subprime is merely the first housing bubble to burst there is another on the way.
You seem angry, Jake ;-)
It's not all that bad. It never is. If I can hang in there you can.
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