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To: JDN who wrote (74674)11/27/2007 5:43:37 PM
From: Dinesh  Read Replies (1) of 77400
 
>Banks are to blame as well as greedy people

Why rush to blame? In any case, isn't this how free markets are supposed to work?

When one focuses solely on the income statement and ignores the balance sheet, the result is more likely to be financially disastrous than not. The American household leveraged to the hilt and now it's payback time. Just like Citicorp and you-name-it.

I imagine arguments also being made about misrepresentation in loans, financially illiterate borrowers, etc. But no one has quantified that yet. It's all anecdotal, not sufficient to hold anyone culpable. Without granting due process, it's no different from lynching.

It's not like these fellows were clicking on "I Agree" on an online EULA for a free email account. They knew it was about large sums of money.

Regards
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