Not starting it and keeping it going are two different things.

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Submitted by ben (United States), Apr 11, 2010 22:03

If I start a ball rolling down the street, and another person gives it an extra kick along, these are two different actions. Am I missing something? His article was excellent. The more that gets written about the crisis the more apparent it becomes that many people game the system. This was crony capitalism at its worst, and the taxpayers are all paying. It is time to regulate hedge funds and tax them how they should be taxed.


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Does it matter? [35 words]brsApr 16, 2010 14:41
⇒ Not starting it and keeping it going are two different things. [78 words]benApr 11, 2010 22:03
The system has been gamed since there has been a system and likley before. [94 words]LyleApr 12, 2010 09:28
It's *both* [55 words]Clay ShirkyApr 11, 2010 11:45

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