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To: inchingup who wrote (19632)	10/19/2009 7:35:45 AM
From: polarisnh	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50127

That has got to be a joke, right? If not then Obama is truly deranged. If that type of legislation can be put into law then imagine how easy it would be to ban hunting and completely outlaw gun ownership. Unbelievable! Steve

To: inchingup who wrote (19632)	10/19/2009 11:06:07 AM
From: westpacific	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50127

The “finance government complex” (dubbed “Government Sachs” by its critics) and financiers have proved exquisite masters of the game of privatisation of profits and socialisation of losses. Many countries now practice Chinese socialism with Western characteristics. A year after the collapse of Lehman, the near collapse of AIG and the grande mal seizure in financial markets, the Masters of the Universe are still firmly in charge. And Unfortunately, those hopes are misplaced. Low or zero interest rates, heavily managed markets, reduced competition and state underwriting of solvency has helped surviving banks prosper. Bank risk levels have increased to and in some cases beyond pre-crisis levels. The higher levels of risk taking reflect increasing comfort in central bank support of financial institution’s liquidity and their ability and willingness to intervene to limit price risks. wilmott.com