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[9-15-08] Lehman Bankruptcy 2-Year Anniversary = Need For Levity, Not Leverage

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Today was the day the housing market changed immediately – what I characterize as the tipping point, in my theory of negative milestones for the housing market. In order to feel better about the day, let’s take a brief lesson in economics since that infamous date also marked the point where reality entered the housing market, no longer diffused by the vaseline covered lens of free credit conditions.

I posted this video a few years ago and implore matrix readers to watch it again. I was talking to a friend of mine yesterday who is also an economist and this video came up in the conversation – we recounted all the highlights in our mutual glee. Yoram Bauman is the world’s only stand-up economist:


One Response to “[9-15-08] Lehman Bankruptcy 2-Year Anniversary = Need For Levity, Not Leverage”

  1. Cheryl says:

    That was hilarious!


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