..., that's too much to imagine, I can accept that. The try this .... China and others, sell all their US Dollars & Notes in Govt Reserves, AND, call in their debts the US Govt owes them, right now! What happens in the USA? Ponder that, and stop pretending how insulated and how important and invincible you believe you are. The US...

... time I looked, no one is "bailing out" anyone with a home mortgage in trouble. The Govt has been bailing out FF/FF Investors/bankers, ie the Chinese Govt, not individual mortagees pushed into foreclosure. If you imagine this "crisis" is a mini hickup, and nothing like as bad as 1929, and that the Govt. stepping into toss in a bit of $$ here and there, and it will be all ...

... the world. It also speaks to the lie that the US is about "free markets" not being controlled by Govt, when the opposite is more true relative to the rest of the western world. Untill the late 80's in ...;s similar in other nations. No other western nation has anything like freedie mac, or fanny may, or the Govt imposed system of Home Mortgages, that in essence precludes the US Banking system from operating freely within a the Home...

...> I can't understand the logic. So simple, just keep on buying and spending, and make sure it is a big amount of money until the Govt scare of you, then you will get it paid for you by tax payers thru the Govt!! It happened in Singapore too. Some company just keep on borrowing and buying of assets, until it is so big that the bank also afraid of you...

... polar ice melt is another (there was a similar melt during the so-called "medieval warm period" when the Vikings settled Greenland). Some govt regulation is good, and some govt regulation is bad I'm of the view that all regulation is bad - unless it constitutes a response to a clear and present danger, where for example ...

... it wounds their vanity. they hate admitting submission to male authority actually makes them happy.. but this is really no different than US citizens submitting to the governing authority of the USA because the US govt. is RESONSIBLE for their protection. US citizens reap the benefit of submitting to that governing authority, just as women reap the benefit of submitting to male authority.. the poster above is correct in noting that "...

...same reason i'm agnostic) I'm not posting my rhino turds here in "philosophy" to win a silly ideological upspersonship contest Some govt regulation is good, and some govt regulation is bad I'm nevertheless sorta proud that i did not vote for GWB twice, because he is such a bumbling fool And if a person is President...

... As I interpret your point of view Real estate loaning-facilitating is simply not a federal govt function Okay, I think I get your message I can't argue with that kind of absolutist...under the democratic model of government". Sounds great, in theory .................. but by all means blame the Govt for fucking everything up according to the theory, and not the fraudulent salesman, the mortgage re-seller, ...

... act," FDA, thankfully---->what just happened in an apparent ruthlessly competitive de-regulated Chinese jungle re that alleged bad batch of infant powder milk/formula Oh yeah, I just subscribed to CONSUMER REPORTS partly because of the inadequcacy of an idiotlogical Republican govt, which would not totally surprise me if it's soon re-elected, because there is nothing more hated than "liberal" in regressive GOP culture

... is, in percent? BWAHAHAHAHAHAWR! The last figure I heard was 7.1%% unemployment rate. That's bad? The unemployment insurance only pays for 6 months. Enough time to find placement or start in business. and Govt may have to fork out more fund. More where the money is and we were able to demonstrate that these past few days. You seem to think the USA is poor like your miserable country. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAWR!...