from bribes and kickbacks and gross speculations and S&Ls selling
>land to developers at overly-inflated values and loaning them the
>money to buy it. Then the bubble burst.

For those who need a frame of reference, Dan's referring to WHITEWATER LAND
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.  It was owned in part of Gov & Mrs Clinton and several
of their (now dead) friends, among others.

>Similar things in airlines and farming too. I suspect your Roger
>learned his trade studying our Reagan. [un]Luckily, Reagan gave
>these massive tax cuts which led to enormous budget deficits which
>helped buoy up the shambles created otherwise. Our nat'l debt now
>is larger than the combined economies of about 95% of the world.

And shrinking fast, thanks in large part to the tight pursestrings that the
current and previous Congresses have held to.

Andy

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