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To: bentway who wrote (593233)11/11/2010 7:29:11 PM
From: tejek   of 1581534
 
Finally someone is telling the truth about political gridlock.

Meredith Whitney Speaks Out On Political Gridlock, The Crisis In New Jersey, And The Never-Ending Mortgage Crisis

Joe Weisenthal | Nov. 11, 2010, 4:23 PM | 1,989 | 15

Meredith Whitney on CNBC is talking about her big issue, state governments, again.

The states where she's warning of huge trouble:

New Jersey -- the nominal numbers aren't so huge, but relative to GDP its enormous.
California -- part of its huge problem is that the political system is so screwed up, the government can't easily make changes.
Illinois and Georgia also in a lot of trouble.
As for the level at DC: "Gridlock can put our economy in a very bad state."

As for mortgages, she thinks the putback/misrepresentation issue could still be very bad.

On QE2: There's so much market expectation for this, there's no way it can deliver. It's complicated and dangerous.

This year there will be another leg down in housing, which is a reason banks

Read more: businessinsider.com
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