tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19895656.post4386186344708691974..comments2023-10-30T04:06:52.814-05:00Comments on Shaking Off Sleep: Economic Needle ExchangeBrother Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05697860817229595126noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19895656.post-47063851447094502072008-01-24T14:50:00.000-06:002008-01-24T14:50:00.000-06:00Consumers tried to buy houses that they could bare...Consumers tried to buy houses that they could barely afford, and/or were bigger or nicer than they needed. Banks tried to lend money to encourage the above behavior in hope of getting even more money than they were already making on more stable loans.<BR/><BR/>Great point!<BR/> Sadly our economy runs on greed and <BR/>materialism! So when it starts to falter they prop it up with more.<BR/>Good postRuss Rentler, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00659833542780220795noreply@blogger.com