Via Jason Linkins, who found it on Consumerist, here's a great explanation of where the toxic assets TARP was designed to relieve are. Or maybe I'm just really hungry right now.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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I remain unconvinced due to lack of mullet and Postal Service soundtrack.
All I know is, now I really want gyros.
Where's the tie-in to the giant caskets?
The Marketplace "White Board" series is actually pretty good.
It's excellent, although he's overestimating my familiarity with gravy making on this one.
He knows nothing about making gravy. You use the fat to make the roux which thickens the gravy and adds flavor.
Oh yes. The collateralized debt obligation one
http://vimeo.com/1876936?pg=embed&sec=1876936
helped me get drunk AND understand CDOs.
Here's another really good explanation for the lay people. A bit old, but still worth a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zEXdDO5JU
Wow. There is not a single Native English-speaking accent that he does not exhibit markers of at one point or another (well, I guess there isn't any Welsh or Indian). It's like an irritating roller coaster ride for the ears.