re: #869 Obdicut

That’s not true, Dark. You’re talking about ‘business’ as a whole, but what’s being talked about is effectively meta-business, the capital markets, banks, lending, the whole enchilada that the government already is deeply entrenched in— and can’t not be entrenched in, given that money exists because the government exists and is stable.

We’re not talking about a room of yeggheads sitting around making sure that regulations for chihuahua leashes are being constantly updated with the latest info on neck size and allergic reactions, but people actually noticing that, say, the financial markets are building a giant house of cards based on the premise that housing prices will continually go up and bear no inherent risk.

Well, that should be preventable without micromanagement. However, it was not something Congress had an interest in preventing. The Left saw low-income and minority home ownership going up, the Right saw increased profits for financial firms. It was a win-win. Then the bill came due…