I knew you would say that. Wall Street is not Vegas, the "games" are heavily regulated, and those who break the "rules of the game" should be prosecuted. how many legs do you think get broken (if they're lucky) when someone is caught cheating in a poker game?

Lina, it's let's take another example: buyin a car. Why some people pay for the very same car different prices? The gap might be huge. Negotiating skills. Some will take time to learn the game, will research edmunds.com, ongoing rates and promoions and will twist dealer's hand into favorable price. Another, oblivious to the research part, will use a frontal assault and personal charm and will endup paying the price that is 20% (or 5% higher) higher. Isn't that game rigged? Are there any rules and regulations that actually protect the uneducated consumer against paying 50K for mesely Honda? Same with Wall Street. Is it absolutel, 100% ethical? No. Is it a crime? No. Choose your ighting ground, stuff you pillow cases with your money and consider the possibilities.

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Джина, каким образом это видео "по теме"? Оболваненные либеральными профессорами дети получили найтстиком по пузу? Ужасно, на самом деле. Как это происшествие относится к Уолл Стрит? Только тем, что это произошло во вемя их протеста? Ты далеко живёшь, часто летаешь, и тебе видно не известно, что студентам, особенно из Бекли, всё равно против чего бастовать. Главное, чтоб было как можно более анти-американское, анти-республииканское и про-арабское. Оправдывает это полицию? Не в коем случае. Полиция действовала безголово, и я надеюсь, виноватые будут наказаны. Но всё же, как это происшествие относится к Уолл Стрит? я не видел ни одого финансиста, банкира или, по просьбе Олега "аналитика!", избивающих этих революционеров. Просвети, плиз..

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Алекс,

Wall st в даном случае это просто символ, ничего более , просто у людей не вызвает оптимизм , то что происходит в стране

Alex, you seem to be missing the point here - they cheated, lied, scammed, defrauded... the investors. how many different ways must I say it until it finally sinks in? there is absolutely nothing legal or justifiable (forget about ethical) about bundling worthless mortgages, pressuring rating agencies into giving them high ratings, simultaneously betting that these securities would fail, and selling them to the unsuspecting public. Martha Stewart served jail time for a lot less than that.

я не видел ни одого финансиста, банкира или, по просьбе Олега "аналитика!", избивающих этих революционеров. Просвети, плиз..Сьогодні 23:33
Путин с Медведевым, в Москве, тоже не избивают
демонстрантов......не видел.....:-D

"A report by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says UBS(UBS_), Lehman Brothers Holdings, Citigroup(C_), Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley(MS_), Goldman Sachs(GS_), JPMorgan Chase(JPM_) and Nomura Holdings all asked the rating agencies to loosen standards, even though S&P and Moody's knew of the risky nature of the bonds.
"The report also states that "the most immediate cause of the financial crisis," was the July 2007 downgrade by Moody's and Standard & Poor's of several mortgage-backed securities. At that time, 90 percent of the triple A rated mortgage-backed securities issued in 2006 and 2007 were downgraded to junk status. "
Alex, do you understand the implication of junk bonds getting a triple A rating? To use your car analogy, paying for a brand new Lexus, but getting a 20 year old Buick instead.

Lina. Any industry has its crooks.I don' understand what are you trying to prove. Trust me, I've read all this stuff over and over again. It's not as black and white as Levin's committee wants you to believe. There's always an agenda to any major shift. There's a ongoing major shift. Among other things, they teach you 2 most imporatant things in law school: it's always a husband and follow the money. Use the latter, and assess the situation from all angles. Again, i'm not saying that nothing shady wasn't going on. Just consider the possibilities. Why now? Why Wall Street? What entities might gain from all this... Could the Wall Street be a substitution for Osama, channeling the people accumulated negativity outwards of the real issue at hand?

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Alex, I know there has always been fraud on Wall Street, but how does that excuse what they did? I'm saying that this time these banks along with credit agencies, and whoever else perpetrated a fraud of monumental proportions, which many believe led to the financial meltdown, and not only didn't they pay for it, they walked away with millions.
" 90 percent of the triple A rated mortgage-backed securities issued in 2006 and 2007 were downgraded to junk status."

по теме - очень близко к моему восприятию
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