tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post5791978801853549177..comments2024-03-22T05:15:17.042+02:00Comments on Sudden Debt: Hellasioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03564511281240682625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-49364952424240089852007-04-14T15:24:00.000+03:002007-04-14T15:24:00.000+03:00The second quote from Le Bon was chilling. It is p...The second quote from Le Bon was chilling. It is precisely the modus operandi of The Shrub. And as in the case of the German people and Hitler,<BR/>a critical number of the U.S. electorate found, until relatively recently that is, Bush's presentations appealing.rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623898829606026818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-84354175356057410382007-04-13T19:12:00.000+03:002007-04-13T19:12:00.000+03:00Re: RegulatorsThe wolves are now looking after the...Re: Regulators<BR/><BR/>The wolves are now looking after the sheep.Hellasioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564511281240682625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-81012857525231697912007-04-13T15:42:00.000+03:002007-04-13T15:42:00.000+03:00hellasious,It is a sad state of affairs to see reg...hellasious,<BR/><BR/>It is a sad state of affairs to see regulators stand by while investors are repeatedly bamboozled by "financial wizards" focused solely on short term financial gain.<BR/><BR/>The regulators are not doing anybody any favors by creating the conditions for widespread systemic failure in the financial markets.<BR/><BR/>The regulators, along with their co-conspirators, have now painted themselves into a corner by virtue of their greed, neglect and ill conceived policies which will eventually bring widespread financial ruin.<BR/><BR/>These are people who should know better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102429195693595750.post-59117889868203743752007-04-13T09:19:00.000+03:002007-04-13T09:19:00.000+03:00"Pumping up asset prices is easy as pie, under the..."Pumping up asset prices is easy as pie, under the right circumstances and loose moral inhibitions, a.k.a. intentionally blind regulators.[...]<BR/><BR/>What's wrong with rising asset prices? Nothing - as long as there is little or no debt associated with them.[...]"<BR/><BR/>I should say i really liked the straight way you put it there and agree 100% percent. <BR/><BR/>In a sense, the situation is a repeat of previous historical scenarii. Except for one item. The level of globalization has never been so high.<BR/><BR/>This is definitely an aggravating factor.<BR/><BR/>FrançoisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com