Let's think about some more rich and powerful who caused all the problems in US, including rich and powerful women ( but I think Pelosi is the most rich and powerful).
A lot of Hollywood characters come to mind...
Let's see, James Cameron made $500 mil on one movie...

Эх, Шурик, вы наверное были любимым учеником у ваших преподавателй Марксизма-Ленинизма и политэкономии.(ch)

i would love to hear comments on this recent Texas Board of Education ruling:
********news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_schools_social_studies

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i still stand one the fact that those guilty the most in this crisis is american people..
those who over-leveraged themselves, buying homes they could never afford.. taking all the credit card debt..
everyone is responsible for their own well being.
those of us who lived shrewed life only benefited from the collapse.

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Mike, I agree totally that everyone is responsible for their own finances, but - how is it that those who overspent collectively responsible for banking collapses? I really don't understand this well at all, aren't banks responsible for screening their applicants based on their paying ability, history, and shouldn't lend to those who can't pay? I always thought , for example, that I shouldn't buy a house valued more then X2 of my early income. And never would... But people were allowed to buy much more expensive properties...

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Teachers in Texas will be required to cover the Judeo-Christianinfluences of the nation's Founding Fathers, but not highlight the separation of church and state.Curriculum standards also will describe the U.S. government as a "constitutional republic,"rather than "democratic," and students will be required to study thedecline in value of the U.S. dollar, including the abandonment of thegold standard.
finally the kids, at least in Texas, will learn something relevant about our history and heritage, and not the liberal interpretation of it..way to go Texas!! (Y) (Y) (Y)
btw, does any of the "enlightened" liberals here know how this expression "separation of church and state" came about??
It was used by T Jefferson for the exact opposite purpose as the "intellectual" left has us believe - to protect churches from the government's influence - preaching something the government want them to..

in reminds me of this tv show I recently watched on Russian News TV that they will be teaching orthodox religion in most Russian schools now but because they don't have enough rabbi's but in large cities they will not going to be offering any Jewish or Buddhist studies outside. That's exactly where they are coming to in Tx. Way to go!

Julia,
Banks are responsible for their own collapse, of course!! People are responsible for their own defaults..
But the crisis itself is a combination of over-leveraging by everyone. However for those who were not leveraged crisis was in fact a golden opportunity

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not true mike,
tell that to millions of unemployed and
what about those of us who lost 401k and IRA
values?

not true mike,
tell that to millions of unemployed and
what about those of us who lost 401k and IRA
values?
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