Comments on: Regulatory shake-up: Right ends, wrong means http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/06/15/regulatory-shake-up-right-ends-wrong-means/ A slice of lime in the soda Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Peter http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/06/15/regulatory-shake-up-right-ends-wrong-means/comment-page-1/#comment-2905 Peter Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:30:37 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/06/15/regulatory-shake-up-right-ends-wrong-means/#comment-2905 Why would anyone believe that a bunch of lawyers, who really don't understand the financial system, would be able to come up with something worthwhile? They don't teach economics in law school. What you will end up with are a bunch of well written memos that completely miss the point. Why would anyone believe that a bunch of lawyers, who really don’t understand the financial system, would be able to come up with something worthwhile? They don’t teach economics in law school. What you will end up with are a bunch of well written memos that completely miss the point.

]]> By: Unsympathetic http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/06/15/regulatory-shake-up-right-ends-wrong-means/comment-page-1/#comment-2734 Unsympathetic Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:17:44 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/06/15/regulatory-shake-up-right-ends-wrong-means/#comment-2734 The last time we looked forward to a useful program from Treasury we got the... PPIP. Epic fail. Why would this be any different? I'll only be surprised of TTT gets something right. He's been 100% wrong so far - just like Hank, Ben, Alan, etc. The last time we looked forward to a useful program from Treasury we got the… PPIP. Epic fail. Why would this be any different?

I’ll only be surprised of TTT gets something right. He’s been 100% wrong so far – just like Hank, Ben, Alan, etc.

]]> By: Max http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/06/15/regulatory-shake-up-right-ends-wrong-means/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 Max Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:00:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2009/06/15/regulatory-shake-up-right-ends-wrong-means/#comment-2732 There's no reason to think we'll get meaningful regulation. None of the previous financial crisis episodes resulted in anything happening, why should this one be any different? There are banks in every Congressional district... There’s no reason to think we’ll get meaningful regulation. None of the previous financial crisis episodes resulted in anything happening, why should this one be any different? There are banks in every Congressional district…

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