How to fix our mess

The economic crisis we’re in didn’t fall from the heavens. It resulted from 30 years of Wall Street pressing government to free it from critical regulations. By last year, Wall Street was far removed from the responsible lending practices that helped recycle savings to small businesses and home buyers. It resembled a vast casino without rules. We need to close the casino so that financial institutions can go back to lending to the firms that should be creating the bulk of good jobs in this country.

The final zing from the Institute for Policy Studies Op / Ed piece Jobs Crisis Needs Drastic Action.