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Originally Posted by girldetective
We work for them, making their products.
They give us money.
We buy their products and give them their money back.
They give us credit.
We buy their products with their money that we worked for making their products, plus we give them a little bit more.
They make some bad decisions.
We give them their money that we worked for, and more in relief, and we dont buy their products because
they have all their money.
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I agree with this analogy in many ways. Another point to consider is that the government (dems and repubs, congress and the president) allowed, encouraged, enticed, and intimidated mortgage companies to give bad loans to grossly under-qualified individuals... some victims, some stupid.
When we define the "they", it gets murky when we consider the full impact of the failed sub-prime market. The domino effect on finance and cash to corporations is the immediate fallout. Do we really want to depend on another government "solution"? We may need a stop gap shoring up to prevent a total collapse, but I should expect no less than the
Enron Treatment with full investigations of government and business leaders. Along with sobering reflection and resolution, heads should role... fines and prison time.
"They" really do have all of our money. Can we really trust "them" (gov and biz) to do the right thing if complicit to the core? What is the correct and equitable solution? What information are getting that we know is truthful? Who can we trust? What do we have, what are we getting?
sorry for the rambling questions... just little pissed about this whole responsibility to the people thing... or lack of