| Jan 6, 2011 9:58AM While I cannot argue with big bank haters who point toward underlying "greed" as the prime motivation for sloppy lending decisions, I must ask, were the bankers the only ones being greedy? Was there no speculative investing in the housing market? Did consumers stop and ask, "hey man, how am I gonna cover that payment?". Where were the Realtors when home prices were rising at an unsustainable pace? Where were the appraisers? Why didn't underwriters put up a fight against Janitors who said they made $90,000 a year? Where were the regulators???? Jan 6, 2011 5:48PM A Reuters poll showed they now foresee the U.S. added 175,000 jobs last month, up from 140,000 before the ADP number was released. Last month's figure was a gain of 39,000. However, analysts caution that heightened expectations also increase the scope for disappointment if the outcome falls short.
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