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[BailOut]

Originally Posted by 1stToyota

I think we're on the subject of a guy getting the treatment/business [financial advice] for simply saying "Hi, look at my new car" ...it's his money

The financial discussion (which you have become the major contributor to) was begun by and aimed at jambo101 rather than the OP.

Perhaps you should also research the financial crisis some more as you seem to have only partial knowledge of it (the consumer facet). Please look into margins, derivatives, hedge funds and CDOs. All of these things played a huge role in the financial crisis and had not one iota to do with consumers. I would also recommend researching how banks operate, in particular their practice of inter-bank lending against monies owed to them rather than monies they actually have (another form of margin usage which played a large role in the financial crisis and had not one iota to do with consumers).