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Old 03-07-2009, 04:29 AM   #1
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The Credit Crisis: Visualized

If you were wondering what all this "economic crisis" is all about in the States, and what is causing it, this is a great video that explains it simply. You probably already have a rough idea of what it's all about, but you should watch anyway to fully visualize everything:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zEXdDO5JU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhDkZjKBEw

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Old 03-07-2009, 05:53 AM   #2
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higher quality

http://vimeo.com/3261363?pg=embed&sec



cousin showed it to me awhile ago, its really well made and simple so everyone gets a basis o understanding

sent it to my prof cuz we're talking about it in class now, shes getting us to watch a documentary on it which is too confusing for half the ppl in class but it doesnt seem like she wants to show this one -_-
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Old 03-07-2009, 06:17 AM   #3
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thanks for posting, it makes more sense now. I guess its just like a chain reaction in a circle.
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Old 03-07-2009, 06:30 AM   #4
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Now I can stop explaining it to people and start sending them the link
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Old 03-07-2009, 10:49 AM   #5
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Excellent presentation.
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Old 03-07-2009, 10:50 AM   #6
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very interesting
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Old 03-07-2009, 11:11 AM   #7
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Old 03-07-2009, 12:31 PM   #8
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definitely did some learning wow. good job jonathan jarvis.
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Old 03-07-2009, 12:45 PM   #9
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i learned something!

thanks for the link.
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Old 03-07-2009, 03:04 PM   #10
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Good Educational Material
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Old 03-07-2009, 04:34 PM   #11
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learned a lot!

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Old 03-08-2009, 02:42 PM   #12
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I can say that I actually learned something today.
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Old 03-08-2009, 04:23 PM   #13
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really?.. some reason im afraid of taking shits after ghost movies.. i always think about what if a ghost's hand came out of the toilet and grabbed my nuts or stuck its hand in my ass -___________-.... i mean if it came outa the mirror id have reaction time to run but the toilets.. thats a pretty good blind spot to sneak up on people from -_____- ...
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Old 03-08-2009, 04:39 PM   #14
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Old 03-08-2009, 04:42 PM   #15
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pretty good summary!
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Old 03-08-2009, 09:44 PM   #16
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Knew the basis of it, but this helped to clarify it a bit more. Some bits missing, but most of it makes sense.
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Old 03-08-2009, 09:49 PM   #17
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so basicly for the longest time the people who didnt own shit and who didnt actually do anything got lots of money.

thats fucked.
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Old 03-09-2009, 09:33 AM   #18
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who didnt actually do anything got lots of money.
Sorry, to clarify, who are these people?
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Old 03-09-2009, 10:46 AM   #19
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haha that was really good

i had to learn about this the hard way
but this summed it up really well
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Old 03-09-2009, 11:10 AM   #20
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Great stuff. Very easy to follow and understand.
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Old 03-09-2009, 12:58 PM   #21
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