Originally Posted by Rochard

All of what you mentioned went on, and yes, the banks are guilty.

But so is my buddy who barely made $70k a year but took out so much money against his house that he had ever toy known to man. I mean, seriously. They took out like $150k against their house - bought a boat, a motorcycle, atvs (plural), a jeep, a $60k truck.... These people are just as guilty. It was these people who did this that are just as guilty. They spent this money buying toys, cars, etc etc etc - which just boosted the economy.

Our society is all about "me me me me". It's never "my fault" when we can just blame it some someone else.