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When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 06:01:22 AM EST
Indeed: Galbraith had a word for this - when the losers do not know they are losing - the "Bezzle".

This is probably one of the biggest "Bezzles" the world has ever seen.

As a former fraud investigator and regulator, I have to admire the sheer "chutzpah" of it......

"Any economic unit can emit money. The serious problem is to get it accepted" Hyman Minsky

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 06:17:30 AM EST
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As with Chris' previous post, my reaction is that if the figures given are true (I'm talking about the exercise rate of the put), and now even if not since the number of shares traded just would not make sense if things were clean, then there is something majorly foul. No other sane explanation is possible.

As for the lack of investigation, I have to hope that it's not the case, that investigations are merely secret. If not, then a huge and brazen grab for power has just taken place. It really is worrying.

"Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. - Galbraith"

by Cyrille (cyrillev domain yahoo.fr) on Wed May 14th, 2008 at 07:33:22 AM EST
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