[quote=eavesdropper]”Mind Over Money investigates the shattering impact the recent global financial meltdown had on how economists think. Why did so few of the brightest minds in finance not only fail to predict the crash but also argue that it was impossible? With insights from experts and scientific experiments that highlight the hidden money drives in us all, NOVA explores a seismic shift in our efforts to understand the marketplace.”
I really enjoyed it, and found that it posed some plausible explanations. That being said, I do agree that the mortgage bankers themselves knew exactly what was going on, and wanted to exploit it. I was referring to being ethically and morally blinded by the money to be made by following that path. And it was too bad that the general public was still so trusting of their image of financial stewards (the wonders of advertising didn’t hurt there).[/quote]
FYI to other piggs… It’s available “instantly” on netflix… So if you’ve got a Wii or other means of streaming netflix, you don’t have to wait.