I watched Paulson's "explanation" this morning regarding the money going to bail out companies is necessary, and blah blah blah blah. Then I thought I was having auditory hallucinations, or perhaps simply flashing back to the time, almost 5 years ago, when this same kind of twisted verbage spewed from the mouth of my husband's business partner, who had left the country with nearly every asset we had, including over $2 million dollars in company and client funds.
The problem we have, those of us without a "numbers" background, is that we have to TRUST those we put in charge of our money. When those people take all the money we put into our little shoeboxes and run away with it, we can't just keep handing them more boxes! They use the language of their profession to confuse us, to reassure us, and to rob us blind! Even those of us who do have a "numbers" background, but who are generous and trusting, as most progressive people are, have a hard time getting their heads around how these sleazy bedbugs can sleep at night after doing the things they do. I still don't really understand, but here's one way of seeing this enormous con game on a very small scale: (it's been an enlightening journey!)
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