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It Seems Superfluous To Constrain Trading In Some Of The Newer Derivatives And Other Innovative Financial Contracts Of The Past Decade. The Worst Have Failed; Investors No Longer Fund Them And Are Not Likely To In The Future.

Whatever You Tax You Get Less Of.

In General, Corruption Tends To Exist Whenever Governments Have Favors To Extend, Or Something To Sell.

Improvements In Lending Practices Driven By Information Technology Have Enabled Lenders To Reach Out To Households With Previously Unrecognized Borrowing Capacities.

Any Onset Of Increased Investor Caution Elevates Risk Premiums And, As A Consequence, Lowers Asset Values And Promotes The Liquidation Of The Debt That Supported Higher Asset Prices, ... This Is The Reason That History Has Not Dealt Kindly With The Aftermath Of Protracted Periods Of Low Risk Premiums.