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• Too much deregulation? Maybe. - TB - 3/16/2008 2:44:06 PM
  • The lack of regulation is part of the cause of the current crisis. - Bowser - 3/16/2008 11:15:10 PM
    • If I owned Bear Stearns stock at last Friday's close - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:41:13 PM
      • Just saw the figures: market Cap on Friday was 3.5 Billion - TAFKASE - 3/18/2008 1:31:38 AM
    • re: The lack of regulation - TB - 3/16/2008 11:22:24 PM
      • There's no one cause for this sub-prime mess. - TAFKASE - 3/17/2008 1:49:23 PM
        • re: what? - Yeti - 3/18/2008 3:07:38 AM
          • Who says the bets were crappy? - TAFKASE - 3/18/2008 3:08:57 PM
            • The debt swap market, wherein ultimately the instruments are valued. - Yeti - 3/19/2008 2:43:43 AM
              • for some securities there is no market-place so you can't clearly establish a "market value. - TAFAKSE - 3/19/2008 3:37:08 PM
      • Geez, another interest rate cut. - TB - 3/16/2008 11:24:11 PM
        • Its not over... Bernake looks like he is more confused the George Bush at a Mensa meeting. - TAFKASE - 3/18/2008 1:29:25 AM
          • pushing a string - Yeti - 3/18/2008 3:05:03 AM
        • In this case it's a helicopter, not an airship. (n/t) - podrock - 3/17/2008 3:54:22 AM
        • Wghat happens when interest rates drop to the point... - Lee - 3/17/2008 1:13:32 AM
          • The Fed Rate is the rate at which they borrow money. - TAFKASE - 3/18/2008 9:11:32 PM
  • Actually, that pretty much sums up my point of view. - ER - 3/16/2008 5:58:48 PM
  • The US is socialist for the favored corporations. - Bowser - 3/16/2008 5:47:31 PM
    • "money to funnel to the wealthy" - TB - 3/16/2008 7:03:24 PM
      • You didn't even follow the directions, did you? Why, oh why, should I bother??!! (n/t) - Bowser - 3/16/2008 8:12:27 PM