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					Originally Posted by  Azure
					 
				 
				I'm not one for conspiracy theorists, but I've spent quite a bit of time reading as much as I could about the whole crash and the bailout that followed, and that is my conclusion as well. 
			
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Add me to that list.
I don't believe that there is some "Illuminati Type" group pulling strings, but I have no doubt that banks (and their ex-coworkers in the government) understood full well the incredible damage that would be caused by the inevitable crash.
I actually happen to believe that there was a "As long as I walk away from it rich" mentality, and that the bailouts really were an afterthought.  Does anyone really believe that the CEO of Bear Stearns actually give two-craps that the company went under?  He walked away with his millions, laughing....