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Oh, come on Angela, you repetitively rubbish boredom rimmer. Even within the remit of Thought for the Day you can do better than that, surely? Okay, maybe I’m expecting too much but come on Angela. Try harder next time.
It’s not worth me bothering really. She says that truth, mercy and integrity are more likely to solve our economic woes than government solutions. Well. I think it’s fair to say that truth should be a part of economic governance. As should integrity. Unfortunately we have shown the banks and other financial institutions far too much mercy. That’s part of the current problem.
I’ve prattled on about this before so I’ll let someone else do it this time. Here’s Elizabeth Warren, chair of the Congressional Oversight Panel for the bailout packages in the US. Talking to Jon Stewart, she mentions the legislation I was talking about the other week, and explains how incremental deregulation since the Great Depression has led up to the current crisis. It’s a bit of a tonic compared to the meaningless gibberish most public figures tend to spout.
There are two parts, but the second part is the better if you’re only going to watch one.