Matter of Opinion

Mon., Jan. 28, 2008

Smart Bombs: Next sure thing?

Mr. Smart Bombs weighs in on the subprime lending mess and wonders whether the country will fall for the next too-good-to-be true trend in the economy?

What do you think?

UPDATE: A "recovering banker" named Richard Martens (see his blog here) sent me this YouTube link to a British skit on the subprime mess. It's funny. The subprime part kicks in at about the 3-minute mark.

"So you take this package of dodgy debt and call it a structured investment vehicle?"

Posted Jan. 28, 2008, 11:12 a.m.

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