Originally Posted by wistahpatsfan

I think the government set yet another bad prescedent by bailing out the banks and financials that we will never recover from. Frank and Waters acted wrongly and are still unrepentant, it's true. But the mess runs much deeper than them. The responsibility belongs to the whole government for allowing this to happen, and ultimately on the People for re-electing these clowns over and over, sending tacit approval for the status quo. We're such a politically passive and lazy country. We do what we're told by the TV. "Ron Paul's a wackjob"..."Ralph Nader's un-American"..."Steve Kicinich is too goofy-looking"..."We have a two party system" (that's my favorite lie ever).

Originally Posted by tanked_as_usual

there should be parameters in place under which banks should operate in this country.......and then they need to be adhered to

our world is over legislated...........