tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post9036973987218507462..comments2023-09-10T09:42:14.978-04:00Comments on Fears and Frets: Quiz: Do private interests outdo government at assessing and pricing risk?Rionn Fears Malechemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05998730706323172918noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-90370602672970063382009-05-12T01:00:00.000-04:002009-05-12T01:00:00.000-04:00yes!......no, no! i mean, yes.....aw, give me a m...yes!......no, no! i mean, yes.....aw, give me a moment.<br /><br />actually, theoretically, yes... it all depends on the private interest.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056256851247082494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-48862559142374434712009-03-13T09:34:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:34:00.000-04:00The lesson we learned from the Great Depression is...The lesson we learned from the Great <B>D</B>epression is that government must set the price of debt. <BR/><BR/>The lesson we will learn from this Great <B>R</B>ecession is that government must set the price of risk.<BR/><BR/>It is not because government is somehow <I>better</I> .. only that it is possible for government to be better <I>motivated</I>, so long as it is operating in the interests of the vast majority.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, that only happens if enough Citizens are paying attention.Jollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618129331916490976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24279830.post-38151161334650551492009-03-09T08:28:00.000-04:002009-03-09T08:28:00.000-04:00Maybe government trolls have greater room for hone...Maybe government trolls have greater room for honesty and openness? If no one in government is going to personally benefit from phony risk assessment, why bother telling anything but the truth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com