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Understanding The Financial Crisis–For Kids and Grownups


Having difficulty understanding the 2008 US Financial Crisis? Here’s a short animated video that explains – visually!

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  1. louielamson2000 said

    This is a very interesting video. This video is for everyone to learn self-educated and is good. Thanks

  2. 1bam18 said

    Bank @ 1chichimec1I take it home. So better pay. . . .

  3. 1chichimec1 said

    So people can pay or what will happen? ?

  4. tabovilla said

    Great video, consider the dates 2008 from 9 Mon. Already in 2010, things will not look any better

  5. TrollCatcher2010 said

    @ Elfornse. . . First State of the Union address of President Obama two days ago, the only medical care, getting out of Iraq before the limit is not described declares his ambition, set fire to an international peace movement earlier necassary try again to clean the grass roots feel, you may participate in one or more chronoselpida if either the new president? “The absence of peace or war” – Kate Tempestniki Please check we have to try

  6. 465160 said

    (And most adults) LOL!

  7. dancingforrain2012 said

    You also forgot to mention the government of their own banks. And return to investors bank bailout, the world will give a bonus to their huge blow in the war. “Freedom” is a heavy tax on sub-standard medical insurance. So, these paid for the construction of living in my house !@#$% bunker. . However, the left in the cold of winter when.

  8. 1965ace said

    The government is responsible, please remember the housing boom. In the GSE, the mortgage market (stupid idea) that encourage people who can afford the loan to the bank. Free-market risk, the lender (the government) will be abolished under pressure and rational management of the insurance obligations. Presentation, what was the great missed the point completely. Government policies caused the crisis.

  9. zako77728 said

    You can get a lot of you pop-up filter for the microphone (s) please? Your video really “want to be more professional.” Anyway, good video. Good luck in the future!

  10. Weeth said

    youre not the point. Incentives. . The government is free agora.to and otherwise does not occur without government incentives like a very stupid act, the glass steagal must set abolished, given the circumstances, its power is used, how these regulations would also have to have any interest apotychia.i frivolous nonsense and government market. . Theyve and we are done with the money. thats is our responsibility.

  11. larsiemannen said

    @ SayItVisually: You can achieve a balance between free market. Havent used a flea market in the United States for decades.

  12. scobbler1976 said

    Great content material, thank you!

  13. elfornse said

    It’s lending policy and political rights are meaningless in my instruction (Community Reinvestment Act and said, “” who knew the risks were so many bad loans available to borrowers, they are required the “orders” nonsense), but they are responsible for your actions agree. For my complaints, and require the presence of the government, “” When is apparently “free market” role does not exist, say the free market. What kind of mixed economy abomination “called” is

  14. SayItVisually said

    However, stupid policy, the selection of the facts, leave no choice of renting or borrowing is done by people. That is, for my part, the degree of freedom. In turn, acting freely (from “free” in) a degree of responsibility are clear. No policy “mandate” for financing.

  15. elfornse said

    How we do we simply do not exist? We had nothing remotely “open market” in the Fed’s artificially low interest rates can be assigned the responsibility for what you have to close, FDIC, the Community Reinvestment Act, etc. .. Furedifani All were created by the government. . , And all violations “to ignore the power of free markets.” The government of course, people act foolishly ….. policy that maximizes the mission of these creatures! “Free market” rather than victims, these problems cause

  16. SayItVisually said

    Actor of the crisis, and beyond the scope of a short video of last year, but if your comment is “free market” play a role, I do not think so.

  17. SayItVisually said

    Thanks, and much appreciated. It was clear that significant changes are created

  18. naveed80 said

    Excellent work to explain the problem.

  19. elfornse said

    If you eliminate the need to run there is a market discordinate government policy, moral, or to obtain compensation for the risk of failure, and inflation over the people to punish the successful people take. To abolish the FRB and return to the market, based on the financial system would be another plus. To be done.

  20. elfornse said

    Unfortunately, Obamas are even worse than Bush policies. The higher the more expensive rules for companies with low interest rates, is cost. President Bush has anything to bring the latest crash, Obama is one of two unauthorized access. The following is a crisis of inflation, it looks like fun times of crisis by President Bush.

  21. elfornse said

    Arangurinsupan left a long free-market principles. (If you do, FRB is to become a professional you could create a government, free market? Contradiction total) to claim the screw system to complete the overall market interest rates artificially low, do not create an asset bubble plithorismou.Kathe referring to government regulations, including the creation of the new regulations that are 100, 100 new issues. Regulation is just like putting gasoline on the fire.

  22. elfornse said

    Well the answer will prove the whole point really. Follow this logic: 1. First, low-income government some political purpose of the free market (boost housing, for example) 2 to intervene. In response, the distortion of the free market, how is it that if you act otherwise, the government is not the paremvasi3. Market “” If it fails, people, government legislation, people who support the market because, first, the cause of the problem, not the actual law.

  23. moestietabarnak said

    The pupil, on the Arangurinsupanainrando, admitted that it was wrong to fight for bank regulation. . Advocate of free market

  24. moestietabarnak said

    1 – Bank of disorderly (2) Free – B a s a! Incidentally, Fox is a statement about the past fainetai3 story – Banking regulations still ependyseon4 – Bachelor of vendors, and investors are not accepted at the bank to monitor for these mortgages, AAA is a package, ACT and the attention pressed resale. . If you study and others is to check the Fox event, will accuse the acorn did a good job in sasMeta

  25. elfornse said

    Big reality check of the ball – last year it was caused by: 1 – low interest rate policy the Federal Reserve is not who we work with are not supported by wild speculation in eisodima3 stegasis2 – Fannie and Freddie – the government’s financial market encourage business – security deposit – to create a moral hazard – the money the bank was doing tous.4 anyone – to take care of the Community Reinvestment Act – do not risk daneiaafto punish banks that are continuing on. . . And, because of the free market? ? ?