
“So you think that money is the root of all evil?” said Francisco d’Anconia. “Have you ever asked what is the root of money? Money is a tool of exchange, which can’t exist unless there are goods produced and men able to produce them.” … “Money is not the tool of the moochers, who claim your product by tears, or of the looters, who take it from you by force. Money is made possible only by the men who produce. Is this what you consider evil?” - Atlas Shrugged
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Fannie Mae’s Duo of Destruction....
If there is one element of the 2008 financial meltdown that likely unites Americans of every political persuasion it is the idea that some of the worst actors involved remain unpunished for their malfeasance. Moreover these malefactors not only remain unpunished, but have done quite nicely for themselves despite the economic swoon that has battered millions of Americans. Two former Fannie Mae executives, James Johnson and Franklin Raines, are textbook examples of the odious crony capitalist/government nexus which turns a blind eye to greed, incompetence, and arguably criminal behavior for the well-connected.
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