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To: THE ANT who wrote (45099)1/10/2009 6:45:16 PM
From: Elroy Jetson5 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 217705
 
The credit bubble began in 1980 making it a 28 year phenomena.

Ronnie the Credit Bubble King (on right)



To: THE ANT who wrote (45099)1/11/2009 9:24:58 AM
From: elmatador  Respond to of 217705
 
The article didn't blame "all this on the housing crisis" It states that "financial crisis was precipitated by the housing crisis in the United States.

precipitate means "to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly"

Precipicio is abyss. To precipitate is to reach the edge of the precipicio and fall down into it.