There is a reationship between Point A and Point B, whether we can see it or not.
A favorite past time of mine is connecting the dots, although many times I am quite obtuse.
I believe in learning from experts. One of my daughters is an expert on books. A number of years ago I asked her a personal question: “If you were stranded on a desert island and could have only one book with you to read, what would you like it to be?”
Without hesitation, this was her answer. My reading list is mostly non-fiction, but that should explain to you why this semingly out of character book is in my library. To this day, I still agree with her choice.
Read what defense attorney Mark Zauderer has to say regarding connecting the dots in a current fraud and conspiracy case involving former Bear Stearns executives.
Evidently, many borrowers were duped, and Operation Malicious Mortgage is aimed at identifying individuals who took advantage of the hapless homeowners in the current mortgage crisis.
On a personal level, we can never abdicate the responsibility for our financial freedom to anyone else, any more than we can expect a Doctor to be responsible for the choices we make regarding our health.
On a collective level, evidently things are not quite so simple. Evidently we have personally racked up a cool half million dollars of debt per household while we hid our head in the sand. Andrew Yarrow offers chilling evidence that should be sobering to even the most liberal of spenders.
Connecting all these dots, a not-so-pretty picture is beginning to emerge.
We better say a prayer.
