There are basically 2 dimensions to the financial crisis.
One is the way finance has evolved into a gambling operation that's fundamentally risky and fails to contribute to the real economy. The other is plain, o-f greed...
(I admit the reason I'm posting is this is because the image is funny.)
John McCain has made no bones about his disgust for greed.
But as Senior Editor Radley Balko reports, his wife Cindy's fortune comes from a government-created entity thats anti-competitive and full of lobbyists and special interests. Radley Balko on the Government Subsidies Behind Cindy McCain's Family Fortune from Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
Source:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/15/the-government-subsi.html
