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I'm far too touch feeling and wishy washy to be a true NSTAAFL man!

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In Reply to: RE: Another NSTAAFL man, we see. nt posted by clarkjohnsen on May 08, 2008 at 10:30:28

Seriously, though, I think we are generally on the same page on this issue intellectually. That is, the malfeasance was not limited to the lenders, but usually also included the borrowers. And that will be hard to police regardless of regulations whenever the market heats up like it did over the past decade or so.

And yet I sense that I believe in the need for social saftey nets more than a true NSTAFALer.

Sometimes we (the tax payers) just have to help folks out of a bind even if they did dig their own holes and even if helping them leads them to believe, erroneously, that the lunch they're getting is free.

The issue is where to draw the line so that society is both humane and yet encourages resposibility. Not an easy answer.

Follow Ups:

No easy answer? How about "the greater good"? (Heh heh.) nt - clarkjohnsen 11:35:13 05/08/08 (7)
- I would have expected you to suggest "the good of the greater", cj. nt - dave c 14:46:58 05/08/08 (0)
- RE: No easy answer? How about "the greater good"? (Heh heh.) nt - 3fd 14:46:42 05/08/08 (5)
  - "Define the greater good." No, the contemplation of that intentional irony is left to the reader. - clarkjohnsen 08:26:33 05/09/08 (4)
    - RE: "Define the greater good." No, the contemplation of that intentional irony is left to the reader. - 3fd 13:42:20 05/09/08 (3)
      - "You still did not answer my question." Dude, relax, it's virtually unanswerable. - clarkjohnsen 09:23:26 05/10/08 (2)
        
        RE: "You still did not answer my question." Dude, relax, it's virtually unanswerable. - 3fd 12:35:20 05/10/08 (1)
        
        "He is totally right wing and anything else is useless." The horror! - clarkjohnsen 11:09:32 05/11/08 (0)

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