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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Road Walker who wrote (466499)3/26/2009 9:55:16 AM
From: Alighieri  Read Replies (1) of 1576007
 
Yes but the base assets for the collateralized mortgages are housing prices, and it's pretty difficult to prop them up.

Right...and these are 1 to 1...

If you just make null and void the highly leveraged CDSs (insurance) then you eliminate the huge liabilities that companies like AIG have accrued.

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It may be why Geithner wants the power to take over non banks...

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