TV is a wasteland.

Too true. Most of us wanted to see actual heads roll, real justice for  real crimes against the American economy. Put real hurt to the B***t**ds who did this.

Let's just sell a lot of crap to people so they can feel like they are with it, whatever that means. All the previous stuff was in "style once too. It is all so meaningless and designed to make people spend money .

Once an item is made in china, it loses most of its "cache". Big mistake for high end product manufacturers.

How about: If your house has lost X% of it's value, your mortgage payment  could be adjusted to - X% of what it was.  This might create more problems in the future, but could be a temporary fix for some people who wish to remain and pay. Better for everyone than walking away.

"While some argue that those at the top of the income distribution earn every cent they receive, and hence deserve to keep all of it, there is plenty of evidence that the compensation of financial executives, CEOs of major corporations and others at the top of the pyramid far exceeds the value of what they contribute t...more

Students who know that they did NOT get their monies worth in education should default in mass. Being indentured to private loan companies for an education that had no job potential seems like a lost cause. Default ,all of you, and see what happens! The responsibility is not all on the student.

Just finished the Rolling Stone article. Why is the SEC  not being brought to justice?

Geez Jubak,  All this and no reference to the 120 billion dollars a month we spend on the military! Who bought you off?