On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:44:05 -0600, thunder
wrote:

Something is fundamentally flawed when a few fat
cats can bring down the world's economy.

It was more than a few. The problem became systemic and very wide
spread. Half of the people in south Florida, ordinary people for the
most part, were either involved in real estate speculation or helping
to facilitate it in some way. It was a lot of fun while the party
lasted and no one was complaining.