Comments on: WSJ Video: End of Wall Street http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/wsj-video-end-of-wall-street/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:32:28 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: AGG http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/wsj-video-end-of-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-137782 AGG Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:45:12 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15185#comment-137782 I think Pam Martens should lead a swat team into Congress and Wall Street. http://www.counterpunch.org/martens01062009.html I think Pam Martens should lead a swat team into Congress and Wall Street.
http://www.counterpunch.org/martens01062009.html

]]> By: Its_Science http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/wsj-video-end-of-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-137775 Its_Science Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:20:53 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15185#comment-137775 "the usual wrong-headed over-emphasis on Fannie/Freddie, the discussion on Clinton/Bush desire for expanding home ownership" BR blames "nonfeasance" (among other things) instead of political housing goals. But perhaps the two are related: the political desire for higher home ownership encouraged a lack of the regulatory oversight. Why would politicians demand to investigate why home ownership was rising when they could pat themselves on the back instead? “the usual wrong-headed over-emphasis on Fannie/Freddie, the discussion on Clinton/Bush desire for expanding home ownership”

BR blames “nonfeasance” (among other things) instead of political housing goals. But perhaps the two are related: the political desire for higher home ownership encouraged a lack of the regulatory oversight. Why would politicians demand to investigate why home ownership was rising when they could pat themselves on the back instead?

]]> By: ronin http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/01/wsj-video-end-of-wall-street/comment-page-1/#comment-137635 ronin Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:50:56 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=15185#comment-137635 Very entertaining--great sensationalism! I'll bet people like Nouriel Roubini, Peter Schiff, Lew Rockwell, dare I say on this site, Ron Paul watch this stuff and just scoff, "Freak'n morons!" I know I do.... Very entertaining–great sensationalism!

I’ll bet people like Nouriel Roubini, Peter Schiff, Lew Rockwell, dare I say on this site, Ron Paul watch this stuff and just scoff, “Freak’n morons!”

I know I do….

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