Or how about this--let's place the blame for the state and the country's financial woes where it belongs: the lending industry that created lending practices that gave loans to people who couldn't afford them, which like so many white collar crimes (like Keating oh so many years ago) comes back to bite everyone in the ass. The state is in the red, but how many folks on this board have seen their investments or retirement accounts tumble in the last few months as a result of this meltdown? The financial woes we're seeing now are the result of greed, greed, greed, greed, and more greed. Maybe instead of those in jail having to maintain our parks, how about paying folks from Wells Fargo and Countrywide and Fannie Mae who've lost their jobs $6 an hour to empty garbage cans, keep trails clear, and do something constructive.
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