[House Atreides]

LOL — To the extent that ANY portion of “capitalism” failed, it failed because Statists in the Federal government DICTATED that financial institutions must make massive loans to people who weren’t even capable of managing their affairs well enough to pay their monthly telephone bills.

[Owen]

Actually the commissions to mortgage brokers and loan officers made that happen more than govt pressure.

But it did happen. And capitalism did fail. Bernanke didn’t save it. He just created pretense all were delighted to sign onto.