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To: sylvester80 who wrote (125259)	10/26/2012 8:53:35 PM
From: zeta1961	1 Recommendation Respond to of 149317

Post of the day, Sylvestor...Thanks! Edit: I'd say fire the lobbyists;-) I have friends all over Western Europe. They live longer, have vacations, are much happier and much healthier than us here. So long live "tyranny". Yes, they have economic issues but who doesn't. And it is all started because of our corporate dictatorship (wall street) greed, of the real estate bubble. And western europe has nothing in common with the communism you describe and experienced, or our corporate dictatorship. My solution??? KILL ALL THE LOBBYISTS, put term limits for congress, and limit the money anyone can spend in running for office. It's the only way to take our country back.

To: sylvester80 who wrote (125259)	10/27/2012 5:33:55 PM
From: RetiredNow	Respond to of 149317

I agree with you on the lobbyists, but you miss the root cause entirely. Don't blame Capitalism for the real estate bubble. There is a major root cause to all of these bubbles and bursts and nightmare unemployment we're continually experiencing. It's the Fed's fiat, fractional reserve monetary system and their constant debasement of the currency. It continues to create massive distortions and the game is coming to an end. That end will be messy or smooth, depending on our leaders. I think it will be messy. As Keynes said, "not one man in a million can diagnose it." Your post is evidence of it.