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Regulatory arbitrage brought us here - time to make it go away | 61 comments (61 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: The idiot speaks ... that's me. (4.00 / 4)

I think I see a flaw in the plan. Aren't you expecting the people who CAUSED this mess to take the necessary steps to CORRECT this mess? Do I expect the bacteria/viruses which make me ill or potentially kill me to suddenly say, "Oh God, if the host dies, I lose my home. I've got to knock this crap off."

Before we see implementation of ANY significant remedial actions I think other events will have to transpire.

The Idiot Has Spoken! Back to cooking pasta sauce. Important stuff first.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Mar 7th, 2009 at 02:10:40 PM EST

Re: The idiot speaks ... that's me. (none / 1)

...well, I think the Idiot's right on this one.

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

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Sat Mar 7th, 2009 at 03:12:52 PM EST
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Re: The idiot speaks ... that's me. (none / 0)

Oh sh*t, we're worse off than I thought. I was expecting either someone to shoot me down or at least to tell me to be quiet and make sauce. Bummer.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Mar 7th, 2009 at 06:25:58 PM EST
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Re: The idiot speaks ... that's me. (none / 0)

Well, now Obama has replaced the Fool on the Hill, there might just be an outside chance...

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

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Sat Mar 7th, 2009 at 06:37:25 PM EST
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Re: The idiot speaks ... that's me. (none / 0)

Are "WE" suppose to be doing something to save our bacon? Quite honestly, nothing about my life has changed for the past 5 years. Am I missing something? Are "WE" missing something that we should be doing? Please don't say "Write your Congressman."

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Mar 7th, 2009 at 06:43:41 PM EST
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