[Nervous Tick]

I have an exciting NEW idea! What if we encourage Americans to borrow lots of money at attractive rates — maybe taking overpriced real estate as collateral — and allow them to lie about their ability to pay it back?

That should reinflate that ol’ bubble pretty well. Ya think?

[blam]

"What if we encourage Americans to borrow lots of money at attractive rates — maybe taking overpriced real estate as collateral — and allow them to lie about their ability to pay it back?"

Barney is that you? Maxine?