Paul Solman provides the best, intuitive explanation of the new mechanics of securitized mortgage debt, and what can go wrong in a down market. Solman also explains the mania that fed the bubble, with a cute montage of the ubiquitous house flipping tv shows and mortgage ads. Who will play Jimmy Stewart's role in a future Capraesque film of this new era?

Sheer amazement!

I had a nice chuckle when I saw the completed cube at the end.

It is always a splendid moment when the heavens align and truth, in whatever shape or form, comes bubbling to the surface. The following links are worthy of anyone's attention.

Just the http://www.deepcapture.com/ blog site along presents incontrovertible evidence in the systematic collapse of the American financial system. Though, perhaps a less bore-sighted perception might be to view the issues as systematic to globalization and the economic mechanism on which it stands.

http://www.deepcapturethemovie.com/

Fascinating to hear stories of people on the inside, within the "pyramid" (check this out), layers above and below in all castes, signaling a palpable need for change.