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The Main Street - Wall Street Bout, Round Two

Kathy Lien: Your arguments with numbers avoid an aspect rarely spoken of: the Soul of America. Now that investing is passe and betting on the future with borrowed money the norm, Wall Street has become the biggest casino, where bad numbers can drive up the market in expectations of lower interest rates or other government largess. The passage of this bill reinforces the perception of corrupt government, especially among the generation that must pay for our excess. The selfishness of our generation is beyond contempt as I watch the rich crying in despair, "My portfolio, my portfolio! ". Or maybe its another cry that I'm beginning to hear, "Babylon the Great has fallen".