The more I read, research, and do my best to think objectively and critically for myself about our current financial situation the more dots I find myself connecting. Here is one such reading/video that connects a lot of dots.

Just wanted to share

http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04032009/profile.html

I agree with a majority of the article, but not the comment about the need for more regulation.  Appraisers think they got pressure to hit values?  The government put quite a bit of pressure on the industry to make more loans.  How can you do that when people don't qualify traditionally?  Well, we know how they did it this time around.....