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When               it               comes               time               to               prepare               your               tax               return               you               have               a               few               different               options.

You               can               prepare               the               return               yourself,               either               manually,               using               a               tax               software               package,               or               using               the               tax               software               providers               authorized               by               the               Internal               Revenue               Service               (IRS)               for               filing               electronically.

You               could               ask               a               friend               or               relative               who               has               some               experience               in               tax               preparation               to               prepare               your               return               for               you.

You               may               qualify               to               have               your               return               prepared               by               a               volunteer               organization.

Or               you               can               have               a               paid               preparer               do               your               tax               return.

What               you               do               depends               on               your               own               personal               preference,               how               complicated               your               return               is,               how               qualified               you               feel               you               are               to               prepare               your               own               return,               who               has               done               your               tax               return               in               the               past,               and               whether               you               have               any               significant               changes               this               year.

If               you               have               done               your               own               return               in               the               past               and               you               feel               comfortable               that               you               can               find               the               information               you               need               to               do               your               return               again               this               year,               you               should               have               no               problems.

Also,               the               tax               software               providers               authorized               by               the               IRS               for               its               e-file               program               on               its               website               at               www.irs.gov               offer               software               that               will               generally               guide               you               through               the               process,               asking               you               the               necessary               questions               in               order               to               correctly               prepare               your               return               online.

But               if               you               prefer               to               use               a               paid               preparer,               you               also               have               several               options               that               you               should               carefully               evaluate.
               Types               of               Paid               Preparers
               There               are               a               number               of               different               types               of               paid               preparers,               with               different               levels               of               qualifications               and               capabilities,               offering               different               types               of               services.

Their               prices               can               also               vary               considerably.

Certain               individuals               have               the               qualifications               necessary               to               represent               taxpayers               before               the               IRS,               but               many               paid               tax               preparers               do               not.
               The               IRS               does               not               certify               tax               preparers,               and               any               person               can               be               a               paid               tax               preparer,               although               some               states               such               as               California               have               established               education               and               experience               requirements               for               tax               preparers.

There               is               federal               regulation               of               tax               preparers               when               it               is               determined               that               they               prepared               and               signed               a               return               that               they               know               was               wrong,               or               should               have               known               was               wrong,               with               penalties               applied               in               that               case.
               Large               National               Chains
               The               large               national               chains               include               H&R               Block,               Jackson               Hewitt,               Liberty               Tax               Service               and               others.

These               large               firms               will               generally               have               staff               with               different               levels               of               qualifications.

They               generally               have               a               training               program               for               their               tax               preparers,               and               will               have               CPA's               (Certified               Public               Accountants)               and               attorneys               on               staff               who               can               represent               you               before               the               IRS               should               the               need               arise.
               Accounting               Firms
               Accounting               firms               can               range               from               a               small               local               firm               operated               by               a               CPA               or               person               with               experience               in               tax               preparation,               up               to               the               large               international               accounting               firms,               which               specialize               in               more               complex               tax               matters.

Areas               of               expertise               and               fees               can               vary               substantially,               with               the               large               international               firms               generally               being               able               to               handle               any               type               of               tax               matter,               but               charging               more.
               CPA's
               Certified               Public               Accountants               are               licensed               by               each               individual               state               to               provide               accounting,               auditing,               and               tax               services               to               the               general               public.

They               must               pass               the               uniform               CPA               exam               and               have               experience               in               public               accounting               in               order               to               be               certified.

They               must               also               meet               continuing               professional               education               requirements               in               order               to               retain               their               license.

CPA's               are               authorized               to               represent               you               before               the               IRS.

Some               CPA's               specialize               in               taxes               and               others               do               not.

CPA's               may               work               in               an               accounting               firm               or               may               have               their               own               individual               practice.
               Attorneys
               Some               attorneys               specialize               in               tax               law,               and               their               practice               may               be               concentrated               in               a               specific               area               of               tax               law.

They               may               prepare               your               tax               return               or               may               hire               someone               else               to               prepare               your               return,               but               their               specialty               is               generally               to               represent               taxpayers               before               the               IRS               or               in               tax               court.
               Certified               Financial               Planners
               Certified               Financial               Planners               generally               provide               advice               and               counseling               on               personal               finances,               investments,               planning               for               retirement,               and               estate               planning               and               they               may               also               provide               tax               services.
               Enrolled               Agents
               Enrolled               agents               must               pass               a               tax               exam               given               by               the               IRS               and               are               authorized               to               represent               you               before               the               IRS               and               in               tax               court.

They               may               be               former               IRS               agents               who               are               qualified               as               enrolled               agents               based               on               their               past               service               and               technical               experience.
               What               to               Look               for               in               a               Tax               Preparer
               If               you               have               been               using               the               same               tax               preparer               for               many               years,               are               satisfied               with               the               service               the               tax               preparer               has               provided               in               the               past,               you               have               never               received               a               notice               from               the               IRS               or               been               audited,               and               your               return               is               basically               the               same               year               after               year,               you               are               probably               fine               to               continue               with               the               same               preparer.

That               person               knows               your               situation,               keeps               up-to-date               on               changes               in               the               tax               code,               and               will               be               able               to               handle               your               needs.
               If               for               whatever               reason               you               are               not               satisfied               with               the               service               you               received               last               year,               you               move               to               a               new               area,               or               your               tax               situation               has               changed               considerably,               you               may               need               to               look               for               a               new               preparer.

How               you               select               the               preparer               will               depend               on               your               particular               needs,               taking               cost               into               consideration.
               Your               Needs
               The               more               complicated               your               tax               situation,               the               more               expertise               you               need               to               look               for.

If               in               addition               to               having               your               tax               return               prepared,               you               are               also               looking               for               tax               advice,               or               tax               planning,               you               will               need               to               find               a               person               qualified               to               provide               that               service.

You               may               have               to               file               state               and               local               tax               returns               as               well               as               a               federal               tax               return,               and               the               person               you               choose               should               be               knowledgeable               in               preparing               all               applicable               returns.
               If               you               have               been               audited               in               the               past,               or               had               some               problem               that               needed               to               be               resolved               with               the               IRS,               you               may               want               to               choose               a               preparer               who               is               authorized               to               represent               you               before               the               IRS,               should               that               be               necessary.

This               will               be               a               CPA,               attorney,               or               enrolled               IRS               agent.
               If               you               have               all               your               financial               information               in               good               order,               you               may               just               need               a               preparer               who               knows               how               to               put               that               information               into               your               return.

On               the               contrary,               if               you               have               a               business,               for               example,               and               need               someone               to               go               through               your               records               and               do               the               preliminary               accounting               work               necessary               to               be               able               to               prepare               your               return,               you               may               want               to               use               a               CPA               or               qualified               accountant.
               Cost
               Most               tax               preparers               will               charge               on               an               hourly               basis               or               according               to               the               forms               you               need               to               file.

The               more               schedules               your               tax               return               involves,               the               higher               the               cost               will               be.

Cost               is               also               associated               with               the               level               of               expertise.

A               more               experienced               tax               preparer,               with               a               higher               level               of               qualifications,               will               generally               charge               more.

If               your               return               is               fairly               simple,               you               probably               don't               need               a               higher               priced               CPA               or               tax               attorney               to               do               your               return.

But               on               the               contrary,               if               your               return               is               complex,               you               want               to               make               sure               the               preparer               is               knowledgeable               and               qualified.

You               should               be               prepared               to               pay               for               the               service               you               require,               but               should               not               pay               for               more               than               what               you               need.
               Questions               to               Ask
               Your               primary               concern               should               be               to               find               a               tax               preparer               who               knows               taxes,               is               up-to-date               on               the               latest               changes               in               tax               laws,               and               who               is               knowledgeable               and               experienced               in               your               particular               needs.

You               should               ask               about               the               preparer's               overall               experience,               and               about               experience               in               the               area               that               concerns               you,               whether               it               involves               itemized               deductions,               capital               gains,               income               and               expenses               from               rental               properties,               income               from               self-employment               or               a               small               business,               or               any               other               area.
               If               you               are               subject               to               filing               a               state               or               local               income               tax               return,               you               should               ask               whether               the               preparer               is               knowledgeable               about               those               filing               requirements               and               has               experience               in               filing               state               and               local               returns.

You               may               have               worked               in               more               than               one               state               during               the               year,               or               have               taxable               income               from               more               than               one               state,               and               the               tax               preparer               you               choose               should               be               able               to               prepare               all               the               state               and               local               tax               returns               you               need               to               file.
               You               could               ask               who               will               actually               be               preparing               your               return,               and               what               qualifications               that               person               has.

You               might               ask               about               the               tax               firm's               training               program               and               how               they               keep               up               to               date               on               the               latest               changes               and               modifications               of               the               tax               laws.

You               could               ask               how               your               return               will               be               reviewed,               and               who               will               review               it.
               If               you               feel               you               may               need               representation,               you               should               ask               whether               the               tax               preparer               or               someone               in               the               firm               is               authorized               to               represent               you               before               the               IRS,               and               what               experience               they               have               in               representing               taxpayers.
               If               you               are               looking               for               tax               advice               or               tax               planning,               in               addition               to               the               preparation               of               your               tax               return,               ask               whether               the               tax               firm               offers               this               service               and               inquire               about               their               experience.
               Conditions               to               Set
               Be               sure               to               ask               the               tax               preparer               to               call               you               if               there               are               any               questions               or               if               additional               information               is               needed.

The               tax               preparer               should               not               make               any               assumptions               or               conclusions               without               consulting               you.

If               there               are               any               elections               to               be               made               regarding               accounting               methods               or               tax               treatments,               your               tax               preparer               should               explain               your               options               and               the               consequences,               for               the               year               for               which               the               return               is               being               filed               as               well               as               in               future               years.
               Be               clear               about               how               your               return               is               to               be               filed,               whether               electronically               or               manually.

If               your               return               is               filed               electronically,               you               should               control               the               PIN               number               used               to               electronically               sign               your               return.
               Establish               the               date               on               which               your               return               will               be               completed               and               ready               to               be               filed.

Ask               the               preparer               to               notify               you               if               any               delays               are               foreseen.

The               closer               you               get               to               the               tax               filing               deadline,               tax               preparers               may               be               very               busy.

If               it               becomes               necessary               to               file               a               request               for               an               extension               of               time               to               file,               be               sure               you               know               with               sufficient               advance               notice.
               Be               sure               to               have               a               contact               you               can               call               after               your               return               has               been               filed.

If               you               receive               a               notice               from               the               IRS,               you               may               need               to               ask               questions               about               how               your               return               was               prepared               and               how               certain               figures               on               your               return               were               calculated.

In               the               event               of               an               IRS               audit,               you               may               also               want               someone               from               the               tax               firm               to               represent               you.
               What               to               Watch               Out               For
               You               should               select               a               tax               preparer               based               on               the               above-mentioned               criteria,               taking               into               account               your               particular               needs,               but               there               are               certain               things               you               should               generally               watch               out               for.
               Guaranteed               Refund
               You               should               be               wary               of               a               tax               return               preparer               who               guarantees               you               a               refund               before               looking               at               your               information.

To               properly               prepare               your               return               the               preparer               will               need               to               see               your               W-2               forms,               1099               and               1098               forms,               and               all               other               documentation               of               your               income               and               expenses.

The               preparer               should               also               ask               you               a               series               of               questions               to               ensure               that               he               or               she               has               all               the               information               necessary,               and               has               taken               into               consideration               all               the               facts               that               affect               your               tax               return.

If               this               is               the               first               year               the               preparer               does               your               return,               you               will               probably               be               asked               for               a               copy               of               last               year's               return.

But               the               preparer               should               not               rely               solely               on               what               you               reported               last               year,               and               should               ask               you               the               necessary               questions               to               determine               what               has               changed               in               your               tax               situation               for               this               year.
               Obtaining               a               Larger               Refund               than               You               Could               with               Other               Preparers
               The               tax               laws               are               the               same               for               everyone,               and               all               preparers               should               prepare               your               return               based               on               the               same               laws               and               the               same               information               you               provide.

You               should               question               a               preparer               who               claims               to               be               able               to               obtain               a               bigger               refund               than               other               preparers               can.

Nevertheless,               it               may               be               true               that               some               preparers               are               more               thorough               in               asking               the               necessary               questions               and               requesting               the               right               supporting               documentation               in               order               to               obtain               all               possible               deductions               and               credits.

A               preparer               who               is               not               as               thorough,               or               who               is               not               as               knowledgeable               or               up-to-date               on               the               latest               changes               in               tax               laws               may               overlook               certain               deductions               or               credits               for               which               you               qualify.
               Contingent               Fees
               The               fee               the               preparer               charges               should               be               a               standard               fee               based               on               the               forms               and               schedules               you               need               to               file,               and               perhaps               an               hourly               fee               if               additional               accounting               work               is               needed               to               assemble               the               information.

You               should               be               wary               of               a               preparer               who               charges               a               fee               based               on               the               amount               of               the               refund               you               will               obtain,               or               who               agrees               to               share               in               any               additional               refund.

This               can               lead               to               questionable               practices               and               aggressive               interpretations               of               the               tax               law               or               tax               treatments               that               could               cause               you               problems.
               Not               Requesting               Documentation               or               Asking               Questions
               Your               tax               return               must               be               prepared               based               on               factual               information               and               documentation.

A               tax               return               preparer               should               request               all               your               W-2's,               1099               and               1098               forms,               receipts               and               documentation               of               your               tax-deductible               expenses,               and               should               ask               you               questions.

The               preparer               asks               these               questions               with               your               best               interests               in               mind,               in               order               to               claim               all               the               deductions               and               credits               for               which               you               qualify,               and               to               report               all               your               income               in               order               to               avoid               any               subsequent               penalties,               interest,               additional               taxes,               or               other               problems               with               the               IRS.

Be               wary               of               a               preparer               who               offers               to               do               your               return               without               this               documentation,               or               without               asking               you               questions.

And               never               sign               a               blank               tax               return               form.
               Making               Up               Supporting               Documents               or               Aggressive               Tax               Approaches
               The               tax               preparer               should               not               offer               to               make               up               documents               to               support               your               tax               return.

Your               return               must               be               prepared               based               on               objective,               third-party               statements               and               verifiable               data.

You               should               be               wary               of               a               preparer               who               claims               to               take               an               aggressive               approach               in               order               to               get               you               a               bigger               refund               or               reduce               the               amount               of               tax               you               owe.

An               aggressive               approach               could               lead               to               an               IRS               review               or               audit,               and               if               fraudulent               practices               are               encountered,               the               penalties               are               severe.
               Not               Signing               Your               Return
               A               paid               preparer               must               sign               your               return.

You               should               not               use               any               preparer               who               is               not               willing               to               sign               your               return               and               indicate               his               or               her               social               security               number,               or               employer               identification               number               on               the               return.

The               preparer               should               also               give               you               a               copy               of               the               return               and               should               return               all               the               original               documentation               you               provided               of               your               income               and               expenses.

You               should               clarify               this               before               agreeing               to               have               your               return               prepared.
               In               Case               of               Doubt
               If               you               have               any               doubts               about               a               tax               preparer,               you               could               check               with               the               Better               Business               Bureau               to               see               if               the               preparer               has               any               questionable               history.

In               the               case               of               a               CPA,               you               can               check               the               person's               status               with               the               state               board               of               public               accountancy.

For               an               attorney               you               could               check               with               the               state               bar               association.

And               in               the               case               of               enrolled               agents,               you               could               check               with               the               IRS               Office               of               Professional               Responsibility.
               Responsibility               
               
               Taxpayers               themselves               are               ultimately               responsible               for               the               information               reported               on               their               tax               returns,               regardless               of               who               prepared               the               return.

The               tax               return               preparer               can               only               prepare               the               return               based               on               the               information               you               provide,               and               it               is               up               to               you               to               be               sure               you               provide               all               necessary               information.

If               you               are               in               doubt               as               to               whether               some               information               has               an               effect               on               your               return,               it               is               better               to               let               the               preparer               know               in               order               to               make               that               determination.






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    This               article               gives               a               comprehensive               historical               overview               of               the               2008               financial               collapse.

    It               compares,               and               contrasts               the               latest               credit,               and               stock               market               crisis,               to               the               Stock               Market               Crash               of               1929,               and               the               subsequent               Great               Depression.

    Yes,               Don't               Blame               President               Bush,               and               the               Republicans               for               the               Financial               Mess.

    It               seems               the               new               catch               phrase               in               the               2008               elections               was               "We               can't               handle               another               4               years               of               the               failed               economic               policies               of               Bush               in               the               White               House."               "Can't               you               see               the               mess               we               are               in               under               the               Republicans!"               The               election               frenzy               culminated               with               the               Democrats               blaming               the               Republicans.

    Truth               is               everyone               is               to               blame,               and               I               do               mean               everyone!
                   Let's               start               with               the               Congress.

    They               repealed               the               Glass-Stegall               Act               in               1999,               with               the               passage               of               the               Financial               Services               Modernization               Act               of               1999,               also               known               as               Gramm-Leach               Biley               Act               of               1999.

    This               act               allowed               for               the               deregulation               of               the               stocks,               enabling               derivatives               to               flourish.

    The               derivatives               responsible               for               the               credit               freeze               were               bundled,               and               sold,               and               originated               with               bad               mortgages.

    Bad               mortgage               are               mortgages               in               default.

    It's               kind               of               like,               buying               a               slice               of               the               pie.

    The               pie               is               your               under               baked               mortgage.

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                   The               Glass-Stegall               Act               was               brought               into               law               in               1933.

    It               prohibited               banks               and               investment               banks               from               combining               which               resulted               in               the               Great               Stock               Market               Collapse               of               1929,               and               the               Great               Depression.

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                   The               Glass-Stegall               Act               of               1933               which               prohibited               banks               and               investment               banks               from               integrating               was               enacted               to               prevent               another               "Great               Depression".

    Economists               at               that               time               pinpointed               the               banks               speculative               investments               as               the               greed               that               lead               to               the               economic               meltdown               of               1933.

    Throughout               the               1920s               a               long               boom               took               stock               prices               to               peaks               never               before               seen.

    From               1920               to               1929               stocks               more               than               quadrupled               in               value.

    Many               investors               became               convinced               that               stocks               were               a               sure               thing               and               borrowed               heavily               to               invest               more               money               in               the               market.
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    In               1932               and               1933,               they               hit               bottom,               down               about               80%               from               their               highs               in               the               late               1920's.

    Demand               for               goods               declined               because               people               felt               poor               because               of               their               losses               in               the               stock               market.

    New               investment               could               not               be               financed               through               the               sale               of               stock,               because               no               one               would               buy               the               new               stock.

    This               slide               toward               the               bottom               is               what               historians               now               call               the               Great               Depression.

    2               Hum,               sound               familiar.

    Kind               of               like               falling               home               prices,               no               value               behind               mortgage               securities,               people               out               of               work,               stock               market               losses,               tight               credit;               sounds               like               2008,               doesn't               it?
                   The               Financial               Services               Modernization               Act               of               1999               sixty-six               years               later               once               again               permitted               cross-ownership               of               banking,               insurance               and               securities               firms,               and               it               has               added               to               the               pressure               to               consolidate               product               sales               and               advisory               services               i.e.

    financial               planning               under               one               roof               without               changing               the               regulatory               institutions.

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                   So               why               did               we               think               that               lifting               the               requirement               that               kept               banking,               and               investment               houses               separate               in               our               new               enlightened               technological               modern               age               would               be               any               different,               now?

    Does               greed               change?

    I               don't               think               so.
                   Our               enlightened               20th               century               Congress               thought               that               were               much               more               advanced,               and               above               these               safeguards.

    What's               that               old               saying?

    "Pride               goes               before               destruction,               haughtiness               before               a               fall."               3
                   In               the               21st               century,               when               investment               banks               saw               those               so               called               lucrative               mortgage               derivatives               they               bought               them               up               in               huge               quantities;               however,               when               homeowners               stopped               paying               their               mortgages               due               to               job               losses,               etc,               there               was               nothing               of               substantial               worth               banking               those               derivatives.

    Another               market               crash,               but               this               time               it               was               precipitated               by               a               credit               crash.

    Banks               stopped               lending               each               other               money.

    They               also               stopped               lending               small,               and               large               businesses               money,               and               they               stopped               lending               consumers               money.

    1               What's               that               old               saying,               "He               who               doesn't               study               history,               is               doomed               to               repeat               it."
                   Oh,               and               guess               who               was               President               in               1999               when               this               bad               legislation,               that               repealed               the               safeguards               instituted               by               our               American               ancestors               came               about?

    President               Bill               Clinton,               a               Democrat,               who               signed               the               Financial               Services               Modernization               Act               into               law.

    And               don't               forget               both               parties               in               Congress               who               voted               for               the               deregulation.

    So               besides               President               Clinton,               the               banks,               the               investment/banking               lobbyists               and               Congress,               let's               say               we               blame               the               sponsors               of               the               bill,               Senator               William               Gramm,               Republican,               Congressman               Jim               Leach,               Republican,               and               Senator               Tom               Biley,               Republican!

    Yes,               I               know               I               said               don't               blame               the               Republicans,               but               although               they               were               all               Republicans,               at               the               time               of               the               bill's               passage,               Senator               William               Gramm,               had               switched               parties               from               Democrat               to               Republican.

    I               guess               you               could               call               him               a               half               baked               Democrat.
                   And               yes,               I               know               that               Senator               William               Gramm,               partly               responsible               for               this               country's               economic               demise               was               Senator               John               McCain's               economic               advisor               for               his               Republican               campaign               for               the               Presidency,               until               Senator               Gramm               was               quoted               in               the               press               as               saying,               "We               have               sort               of               become               a               nation               of               whiners.

    You               just               hear               this               constant               whining,               complaining               about               a               loss               of               competitiveness,               America               in               decline."
                   McCain,               Republican               candidate               for               President,               then               distanced               himself               from               Senator               William               Gramm.

    4               McCain               was               a               smart               man,               because               as               the               Good               Book               says,               "If               you               are               looking               for               advice               stay               away               from               fools."               3
                   But               the               seeds               of               today's               mortgage               meltdown               actually               go               back               to               before               John               McCain's               arrival               on               the               national               scene               to               1977,               when               Jimmy               Carter               was               President,               a               Democrat.

    The               Community               Reinvestment               Act               of               1977,               and               its               recent               unwise               amendments,               was               meant               to               encourage               banks               to               make               loans               to               high-risk               borrowers,               often               minorities               living               in               unstable               neighborhoods.

    Any               bank               that               wanted               to               expand               or               merge               with               another               had               to               show               it               has               complied               with               CRA               -               and               approval               was               held               up               by               complaints               filed               by               groups               like               ACORN,               the               Association               of               Community               Organizations               for               Reform               Now.

    The               same               organization               that               Barack               Obama,               Democratic               candidate               for               President,               and               now               President-elect               worked               with               in               the               '90's.5
                   Of               course,               it               wasn't               only               federal               law               that               encouraged               unwise               investing.

    It               was               also               the               mortgage               companies               executives,               along               with               the               banking               community.

    The               growing               trend               was               that               mortgage               companies               gave               loans               to               noncredit               worthy               borrowers,               without               verifying               income,               and               ability               to               pay.

    They               were               banking               on               home               prices               only               going               up,               not               down.

    What's               the               old               saying?

    "What               goes               up,               must               come               down."
                   Also,               sharing               the               blame               for               the               fall               of               the               cliff,               the               creditors.

    Ones               that               lied               and               fabricated               income               because               they               knew               no               one               would               check.

    Blame               some               of               the               appraisers,               also,               because               they               participated               in               kickback               schemes               involving               cash-back               deals.

    Blame               the               homeowners               who               were               in               league               with               the               appraisers.

    And               blame               the               State               governments,               made               up               of               Governors,               and               legislators,               who               could               have               regulated,               and               licensed               appraisers,               title               companies,               and               mortgage               companies,               but               didn't.

    And               blame               the               police,               and               your               state               attorney               generals               who               could               of               put               the               crooks               in               jail,               but               didn't.
                   What               are               those               evil               appraisal               kickback               schemes,               you               ask?

    It               involved               getting               a               mortgage               for               more               than               a               house's               sales               price               or               more               than               it's               worth.

    Those               involved               in               the               scheme               then               split               the               extra               cash.

    It               was               a               cash-back               deal.
                   A               cash-back               deal               usually               relied               on               an               inflated               appraisal.

    Typically,               the               buyer,               appraiser,               mortgage               broker,               real-estate               agent,               escrow               officer               and,               sometimes,               the               seller,               are               in               on               the               scheme               and               split               the               extra               cash,6               because               as               you               know,               "Wickedness               loves               company."               3               Beyond               defrauding               the               lender,               the               scams               have               hurt               the               national               housing               market,               economy,               and               mortgage               crisis,               leading               to               the               financial               meltdown.

    Inflated               mortgages               tended               to               devalue               the               real               value               of               the               house,               and               thus               in               turn               devaluate               the               mortgage               securities,               mortgage               derivatives               that               are               based               on               the               inflated               mortgages.6
                   Did               the               individual               schemer               think               he               was               tearing               down               the               fabric               of               the               economy?

    Did               he               know               that               many               people               were               doing               the               same?

    Did               he               care?

    He               probably               thought,               it               was               a               victimless               crime.

    The               only               victim               the               bank.

    A               bank               isn't               a               real               person               is               it?

    Blame               the               lack               of               morality.

    Blame               the               American               culture.
                   But               what               about               the               law?

    Isn't               this               a               crime?

    Yes,               but               even               though               this               crime               is               prosecutable,               does               your               state               have               enough               resources               to               combat               it?

    Felecia               Rotellini               of               the               Department               of               Financial               Institutions,               who               heads               Arizona's               Mortgage               Fraud               Task               Force               doesn't               think               so.

    The               State               budget               didn't               give               her               enough               money               to               investigate               this               crime.

    So               blame               the               State               governors,               and               legislators...

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                   Okay,               who               is               next               in               this               economic               crisis?

    Blame               the               head               executives               of               Fannie               Mae,               Daniel               Mudd,               and               Freddie               Mac,               Richard               Syron.

    Why               blame               them,               you               ask?
                   Fannie               Mae,               the               Federal               National               Mortgage               Association,               founded               in               1938,               and               Freddie               Mac,               the               Federal               Home               Loan               Mortgage               Corporation,               founded               in               1970               were               chartered               by               Congress               to               funnel               money               to               mortgage               lenders               and               were               required               to               devote               a               portion               of               their               business               to               affordable               housing.

    The               companies               have               two               main               lines               of               businesses:               They               package               mortgages               into               securities               for               sale               to               investors,               and               they               make               investments               of               their               own               in               mortgages               and               mortgage-backed               securities.
                   In               May               2006,               the               Securities               and               Exchange               Commission               charged               Fannie               Mae               with               civil               accounting               fraud.

    Without               admitting               or               denying               wrongdoing,               Fannie               agreed               to               pay               a               $400               million               penalty.

    The               settlement,               bartered               by               the               SEC,               and               the               Office               of               Federal               Housing               Enterprise               Oversight,               prohibited               Fannie               Mae               from               expanding               its               investment               portfolio               beyond               its               2005               investment               size.
                   And               Freddie               Mac?
                   In               August               2006,               citing               weaknesses               in               Freddie               Mac's               internal               systems,               the               Office               of               Federal               Housing               Enterprise               Oversight,               Freddie               Mae's               regulatory               board               prevailed               in               asking               Freddie               Mac               to               voluntarily               limit               its               growth.

    The               agreement               restricted               the               expansion               of               Freddie               Mac's               mortgage               investments,               a               major               source               of               profit,               until               the               company               returns               to               timely               financial               reporting.

    The               Federal               Reserve               and               other               critics               were               worried               that               the               companies'               holdings               were               so               large               that               they               could               pose               a               risk               to               the               financial               system.

    While               unhappy               about               the               untimely               manner               Freddie               delivered               its               annual               financial               reports,               in               September               of               2006,               the               Justice               Department               ended               a               criminal               probe               of               Freddie's               accounting               transgressions               without               any               prosecutions.
                   Since               Fannie               Mae,               and               Freddie               Mac               are               quasi-governmental               entities,               some               members               of               Congress               were               concerned.

    In               March               of               2007,               the               House               Financial               Services               Committee               advanced               a               bill               that               would               give               regulators               the               ability               to               restrict               the               scale               of               the               companies'               investments.
                   Senator               John               McCain               wanted               to               curtail,               Daniel               Mudd,               and               Richard               Syron's               power.

    Senator               McCain,               the               House               Financial               Services               Committee,               and               President               George               Bush               joined               forces               and               pushed,               for               legislation               that               would               rein               them               in.
                   Senator               John               McCain,               and               President               George               Bush               were               alarmed               because               Fannie               Mae               and               Freddie               Mac               with               the               help               of               investment               banks               borrowed               record               amounts               of               money,               and               bought               up               mortgage               portfolios,               and               sold               them               as               securities,               mortgage               derivatives.

    Alas,               Senator               John               McCain,               that               so               called               evil               economic               crisis               Republican               who               alone               in               league               with               President               Bush,               and               the               Republicans               created               all               those               failed               economic               policies,               failed               to               garnish               enough               support               from               both               parties               to               accomplish               the               job.

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                   And               what               about               Robert               Rubin,               Treasury               Secretary               under               Democratic               President               Bill               Clinton?

    Upon               his               retirement,               President               Clinton               dubbed               him,               "The               greatest               Treasury               Secretary               since               Alexander               Hamilton."               8               Oh,               really?

    He               didn't               see               the               mortgage/credit               crisis               coming.

    He               didn't               work               to               prevent               it               either.

    And               what               about               Henry               Paulson,               President               Bush's               Treasury               Secretary?

    He               also               didn't               see               the               credit               crisis               coming               until               it               was               too               late               to               control               the               damage.
                   Also,               blame               the               Securities               and               Exchange               Commission               Chair,               Christopher               Cox               for               heading               a               federal               agency,               which               loosely               regulated               stocks,               bonds,               and               the               stock               market.

    The               SEC               revoked               the               short-sale               rule               in               July               2007.

    Under               that               rule,               short               sales               were               allowed               only               under               an               up               market.

    Revoking               it               allowed               an               uncontrolled               spiral               in               the               market,               and               weakened               stock.

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                   Blame               Alan               Greenspan,               Chairman               of               the               Federal               Reserve               Board,               from               1987               until               his               retirement               in               2006.

    He               served               under               President               Ronald               Reagan,               a               Republican,               Bill               Clinton,               a               Democrat,               George               H.W               Bush,               Republican,               and               George               W.

    Bush,               also               a               Republican.

    He               oversaw               the               United               States               Federal               Reserve               Board,               which               oversees               the               Federal               Reserve               Bank,               a               private               corporation               chartered               in               1913               by               Congress               and               President               Woodrow               Wilson               to               service               the               nation's               banks.

    As               a               famous               and               well               respected               economist,               he               had               enormous               influence               and               was               said               to               rule               the               world               of               money.

    In               House               hearings               during               the               second               month               of               the               market               meltdown               of               2008,               Greenspan               testified               that               he               had               "found               a               flaw"               in               his               market               ideology,               and               conceded               that               he               had               been               "partially"               wrong               in               opposing               regulation               of               derivatives.

    He               never               saw               the               2008               credit               crisis               coming               where               banks               would               suddenly               stop               lending               to               each               other,               to               business,               and               eventually               to               you,               the               consumer.

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                   Also               blame               Dr.

    Ben               Bernanke               his               predecessor,               who               it               was               said               couldn't               measure               up               to               the               great               Alan               Greenspan.

    The               Federal               Reserve               Board               had               the               authority               to               regulate               derivatives,               subprime               mortgages               which               are               mortgage               rates               set               above               the               Prime               Rate               and               Ninja,               loans,               which               are               loans               based               on               no               income,               no               job,               and               no               assets,               but               Dr.

    Ben               Bernanke               failed               to               do               so.

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                   Also,               sharing               the               blame               is               a               young               lawyer               in               Illinois,               named               Barack               Obama.

    In               1994,               he               helped               to               represent               Calvin               Roberson               against               Citibank,               charging               the               bank               systematically               denied               mortgages               to               African-American               applicants               and               others               from               minority               neighborhoods.

    Did               it               really?

    Or               did               Citibank               just               ask               for               proof               of               income?

    This               policy               of               not               requesting               proof               of               income               is               not               sound,               10               but               "a               selfish               man               quarrels               against               every               sound               principle               of               conduct               by               demanding               his               own               way."3               Anyway,               Barack               Obama               demanding               his               own               way               won               his               case.10
                   Okay,               enough               about               the               Presidential               candidates,               and               their               parties,               let's               move               on,               and               blame               the               homeowners,               themselves.

    Not               only               the               ones               that               lied               about               their               income,               and               bought               larger               homes               then               they               could               afford.11               And               not               only               the               ones               that               cohorted               with               slick               appraisers.

    And               not               only               the               ones               that               bought               houses               for               investment               purposes               only,               and               drove               up               the               prices               with               speculation.

    Blame               the               ones               who               took               low               ARM's,               adjustable               rate               mortgages,               knowing               that               they               would               go               higher,               and               that               would               land               them               in               default.

    Blame               the               homeowners               who               should               have               understood               what               adjustable               rate               mortgages,               and               subprime               mortgages               were,               but               lacked               the               education               to               understand               the               mortgage               contract.
                   So               what               are               ARM's,               or               adjustable               rate               mortgages?

    An               adjustable               rate               mortgages               differ               from               a               fixed-rate               mortgage               in               many               ways.

    With               a               fixed-rate               mortgage,               the               interest               rate               stays               the               same               during               the               life               of               the               loan.

    With               an               ARM,               the               interest               rate               changes               periodically               on               a               prearranged               schedule               and               usually               in               relation               to               a               predetermined               index,               and               thus               payments               may               go               up               or               down               accordingly.
                   And               what               are               subprime               mortgages?

    They               are               mortgages               with               rates               above               the               Prime               Rate.

    The               Prime               Lending               Rate               is               the               rate               that               banks               use               to               indicate               the               rate               of               interest               at               which               banks               lend               to               customers,               with               the               best               credit               rating;               it               is               based               on               the               Federal               Reserve               Board               Federal               Fund               Rates.
                   Yes,               you               said               that               may               be               true,               but               they               didn't               cover               this               in               high               school.

    Okay,               so               blame               your               school               teachers,               who               never               taught               you               how               to               read               and               understand               a               home               owners               contract.

    Or               how               to               figure               a               mortgage,               or               even               understand               basic               math.

    Or               even               how               to               budget,               and               live               within               your               means.
                   But               what               about               parents,               the               other               teachers               of               the               children?

    It               has               been               said,               "Teach               a               child               to               choose               the               right               path,               and               when               he               is               older               he               will               remain               upon               it."3               Should               we               blame               the               parents               for               not               training               their               children               to               live               within               their               means,               and               giving               their               baby               boomer               children               impossible               expectations               of               prosperity               for               all?

    Promising               their               children               as               our               most               famous               president,               FDR               did               during               the               Great               Depression,               "A               chicken               in               every               pot";               or               perhaps               a               computer               in               every               home.
                   And               don't               forget               your               leaders               in               the               state               government.

    The               ones               responsible               for               reining               in               this               credit,               and               spend               thrift               society.

    We               have               forgotten               that               "the               wise               man               saves               for               the               future,               but               the               foolish               man               spends               whatever               he               gets,"               3               and               beyond.

    We               have               this               need               to               have               everything               right               here,               right               now.

    Blame               the               State               legislators               who               repealed               the               usury               laws.

    For               those               who               don't               know,               usury               is               defined               as               an               exorbitant               or               unconscionable               rate               of               interest.

    States               used               to               limit               the               amount               of               interest               that               could               be               charged               by               a               credit               card,               or               mortgage               lender               thus               protecting               us               from               ourselves,               and               from               others               greed.

    If               a               credit               card,               or               lender               charged               above               that               rate               they               were               charged               with               a               usury               crime.
                   Don't               blame               ourselves               you               say!

    Blame               the               Congress.

    Okay,               so               blame               the               current               Congress,               Democrats,               and               Republicans               alike.

    The               ones               who               could               have               rectified               the               mistake               of               passing               the               Financial               Services               Modernization               Act               of               1999,which               repealed               the               Glass-Stegall               Act               of               1933.

    An               act               that               our               American               ancestors               knew               would               protect               us               from               ourselves,               and               our               own               greed.

    The               1933               Congress               was               looking               ahead               and               protecting               our,               the               future               generation's,               interests,               because,               "wise               men               always               look               ahead,               but               the               fool               attempts               to               fool               himself,               and               won't               face               facts."3
                   And               blame               the               current               Congress               with               a               Democratic               majority               who               could               have               applied               more               oversight               to               Fannie               Mae,               and               Freddie               Mac.

    And               who               also               could               have               required               that               the               mortgage               companies               verify               ability               to               pay               on               their               loans               by               overturning               The               Community               Reinvestment               Act               of               1977.
                   But               most               of               all               blame               yourself               for               not               beating               down               the               door               to               your               Congressmen               until               they               did               something,               and               for               living               beyond               your               means,               and               failing               to               teach               your               children               to               do               the               same.

    And               blame               yourself               for               ditching               America               history               class,               when               your               boring               no               nothing               teacher               covered               the               1929               Stock               Market               Crash,               and               the               Great               Depression.

    And               blame               Vice               President               elect               Joe               Biden,               who               lacked               enough               historical               knowledge               not               to               know               who               was               really               the               President               during               the               1929               crash               (Not               Franklin               Delano               Roosevelt               as               Joe,               the               Six               Term               Senator               claimed,               but               Herbert               Hoover).12
                   And               blame               yourself               for               investing               in               Fannie               Mae,               and               Freddie               Mac,               "for               the               world's               poorest               credit               risk               is               the               man               who               agrees               to               pay               a               stranger's               debts."3               And               blame               your               stock               brokers,               the               investment               banks,               the               mortgage               companies,               and               the               entire               financial               world               for               getting               caught               up               in               our               modern               age               stock               market               frenzy.

    In               what               Alan               Greenspan,               former               chair               of               the               Federal               Trade               Commission               once               called               in               a               speech               given               in               1996,               the               stock               market's               "irrational               exuberance               on               asset               values",8               or               to               put               it               another               way,               "trust               in               your               money               down               you               go."3               So               all,               ye               Democrats,               Republicans,               politicians,               civil               servants,               and               citizens               blame               yourself!
                   And               lastly               blame               President               George               W.

    Bush,               because               as               President               Harry               Truman               said               as               far               back               as               1952,               "The               buck               stops               here."13
                   References
                   1               Steve               Sanghi,               "Placing               Blame               in               Financial               Crisis",               The               Arizona               Republic,               Phoenix,               AZ,               October               19,               2008.
                   2               "Stock               Market               Crash-The               First               Measured               Century,               Public               Broadcasting               Service,               ©               1995               -               2008,               www.pbs.org/fmc/timeline/estockmktcrash.htm
                   3               Scriptural               Quotations               taken               from               Proverbs               16:18,               14:7,               16:29,               18:1,               22:6,               21:20,               14:18,               27:13,               11:28,               The               Way,               The               Living               Bible               Illustrated               Edition,               Tyndale               House               Publishers,               Wheaton,               Illinois,               ©               1977.
                   4               Stanley               Kurts,               "McCain               Man               Gramm               to               American,               Yahoo               News,               Stop               Whining",               News-Yahoo.com,               ©               2008,               news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20080710/cm_thenation/453361
                   5               "O's               Dangerous               Pals,               Barack's               Organizer               Buds               Pushed               for               Bad               Mortgages",               New               York               Post,               September               29,               2008,               www.nypost.com/seven/09292008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/os_dangerous_pals_131216.htm?page=0
                   6               Catherine               Regor,               "Big               Arizona               Mortgage               Fraud               Bust",               The               Arizona               Republic,               Phoenix,               AZ,               June               19,               2008,               www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2008/06/19/20080619mortgagefraud0619-ON.html
                   7               Thomas               Heath,               and               Dina               Elboughdady               ,               "Veteran               Financiers               to               Head               Fannie,               Freddie",               Washington               Post.com               ,               September               8,               2008,               www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/07/AR2008090702313.html
                   8               "History               of               the               Treasury",               United               States               Department               of               The               Treasury,               Office               of               the               Curator,               ©               2001,               http://www.ustreas.gov/education/history/secretaries/rerubin.shtml
                   9               "NDBD,               Tracking               the               World",               Soylent               Communications,               ©               2006,               www.nndb.com/people/164/000023095/
                   10               Abdon               M.

    Pallasch,               "Strong,               Silent               Type",               Chicago               Sun               Times,               December               17,               2007,               www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/700499,CST-NWS-Obama-law17.article
                   11               Associated               Press,               "Liar               Loans               May               Prolong               Mortgage               Crisis",               The               Arizona               Republic,               August               19,               2008,               www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2008/08/18/20080818biz-liarloans18-ON.html
                   12               Don               Frederick,               and               Andrew               Malcolm,               "Joe               Biden's               History               Lesson               Off               by               4               Years,               and               1               President               But               Otherwise               Pretty               Accurate,               Top               Ticket,"               Los               Angeles               Times,               ©               2008.
                   13               "The               Buck               Stops               Here               Desk               Sign,"               Harry               S.

    Truman               Library               &               Museum,               www.trumanlibrary.org/buckstop.htm,               Information               on               website               taken               from               Mitford               M.

    Mathews,               ed.,               A               Dictionary               of               Americanisms               on               Historical               Principles               (Chicago,               University               of               Chicago               Press,               1951),               I,               pages               198-199.






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