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Very interesting. Makes many good points.
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here is the video


this moves through too many edited clips way too fast for my slow mind.

if there was an article associated with this video, I would be interested in reading it.

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Another Perspective:

The Subprime Mess and Phil Gramm: An Experiment in Deregulation

For those of you who are not familiar with Phil Gramm, he was McCain's economic advisor (for his campaign), who said that the recession was just "mental" and that the US was just a nation of whiners.

after the backlash from these remarks, Phil stepped down from being McCain's campaign economic advisor.

(but rumor has it that he is still behind the scenes and might become the next state treasurer is McCain is elected).
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People sure resist a good 'ol dose of castor oil,

But Phil Gramm was and remains correct. It is
just plain 'ol straight talk.

Anyone seen that movie on HBO: 'Idiocracy'?

The movie has mankind becoming too stupid
to even grow plants a thousand years in the future.

In my view, we are about there right now.
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People sure resist a good 'ol dose of castor oil,

But Phil Gramm was and remains correct. It is
just plain 'ol straight talk.
Donee,

Phil may have been right but he wasn't (politically) correct - to borrow a term.

You have to choose your words carefully when your opponents and 90% of the media are looking for any catch-phrase to hang you with.

Phil should've known better.

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Yes, and still we will be bailing out finance companies and banks that are in foreign countries. why the heck do we have to bail out the whole world? Why can't they pay for their own screw ups and we'll take care of ours?
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