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JDR coulda written this one.

Those businessmen moved their operations overseas for a reason, and the reason was not so they could stiff the American worker. They would have preferred to keep them close to home, to avoid language barriers and travel that comes with locating in a foreign country.

Albert evidently believes that the greedy businessmen just woke up one morning and thought, "I'll move my factory to China today", just a thought out of the clear blue. It doesn't work that way, Albert. There is a reason why they do such things. Some reasons are excessive taxation (think: Democrats), excessive regulations (think: Democrats), and excessive labor costs (think: labor unions, great pals of Democrats).

I'll bet Albert voted for Obama. How about it, Albert?

Comments made by the truly uninformed. Suggest you see Michael Moore's new movie. Greed and more greed is absolutely the cause of all the economic woes we face today. You defend the rich and blame the poor. How blind you are. Bet you all watch Rush and think he's right.

Part of what got us into this mess is people living beyond their means. Kind of like what the voter's of this city have decided to do yet again with the passage of the Science Center bond. It's economics 101.....don't spend money you don't have, especially on something that isn't a necessity.

Agree, Fire. Dan I have watched Rush to see what he has to say...have you ever watched a Michael Moore movie? While he is definitely not Rush's kind of guy, he has a lot to say that the American people need to hear. Basically, we are all pawns. I see this more in the "Republicans"...most must think they are rich. Again the GOP is spreading lies and fear and sadly many don't bother to check out anything.

I would suggest this is a rather myopic view of things. While there is plenty of greed to go around, it doesn't all belong to the CEO's, financial wizards nor the republicans.
This very day DC is full to the top with democrats who are as greedy, crooked and self serving as any of the above mentioned bozos.
Please, don't leave out the greedy home buyers who tried to "beat the system" by buying more than they could pay for.
Just remember the golden rule " The only difference between a democrat and a republican is to whom they give YOUR money .

The inane chatter on these pages is truly laughable. Just about two weeks ago PBS's great series "Frontline" did a wonderful show on this very subject. It was called, "The Warning." It detailed one woman's valiant attempts to head off what she saw coming, the finacial meltdown. She was the head of the CFTC (Commodities Futures Trading Corp), and began warning many years ago about the inherent dangers of the unregulated derivatives market.(she was an attorney, and a derivatives expert)

She was crushed by Alan Greenspan (who believe there should be NO regulation of the financial markets), Larry Summers, Robert Rubin, Phil Gramm, and Richard Lugar when she tried to regulate this secret market done mostly in back rooms with little or no record keeping. It was a fascinating, informative documnetary. Even after the blow up of the massive Long Term Capital Management Hedge Fund, these same people continued to try to protect this dangerous market.

So instead of the many moronic opinions stated above, you can, if you care to, discover what really happened, and who was responsible, and who tried to stop it!