| ^ Oh, Ant. The ball started rolling on this before Bush even stepped in the WH. It's so easy to blame the person who's in charge when the sh*t hits the fan -- you know, who's caught holding the bag scenario. There are some fundamental policies that need to be changed. IMO, TARP is not the correct answer for the bailout. Infusing capital and buying distressed debt will not really help now because asset prices don't match the cost of the bladdy liabilities. Even if banks have better balance sheet strength, they are still wary of lending to each other never mind to businesses and consumers. Wait for part II, the unravelling of the credit card market. JP Morgan and BofA will be in big trouble, coz they have big card ops and those VISA card carriers are maxing out their credit lines, especially those without a job. Sorry, I forget who already mentioned this upcoming debacle, as I give him the credit for this story. |