You didn't say "Give me evidence of European countries forced to keep quiet.

IKEA cabinets have a very slick, European look to them.

They put their customers in bad predicament because they know that in the end of the day, they, the predators, would not have to pay for the default, because it either insured by AIG or sold to some European bank who believed that real estate prices in America can only go up.

This is a very attractive feature for many Europeans who are subject to high taxes and can easily move to Dubai and reduce their tax burden.

But I have noticed throughout the world that voters don't actually vote in favor of free markets so democracies seem doomed to move in a socialist direction, as is happening here now.Interestingly, I was recently looking at per capita GDP data for Europe and found that the more socialist Northern European countries are actually richer than the better-known countries of Europe.

What European countries have it figured out?

., unlike some European countries, has an official government policy favoring home ownership.

On the other hand, many Asian and some European central bankers felt that you should consider both consumer prices and asset prices in deciding whether inflation is getting out of control.I actually think that Greenspan was foolish to look only at consumer price inflation in setting interest rates.

In the area I invest (and I suspect most major city's) there is sort of a "buffer" of neighborhoods between the war zone and the upper scale/middle class suburbs.Some folks call these areas "working class" neighborhoods.

Go blimey! It started in Greece, NOW they are rioting in France and Britain. Why? The governments there have enacted austerity programs and are doling out fewer handouts. I thought euro-socialism was suppose to be...