What caused the financial crisis? -- Wall Street is to blame for the financial crisis -- Wall Street is not to blame for the financial crisis -- Government mortgage practices are largely responsible for the financial crisis -- Government mortgage practices are unfairly blamed for the financial crisis --Deregulation is to blame for the financial crisis -- Deregulation is not to blame for the financial crisis -- Many share the blame for the financial crisis -- Does Wall Street need financial reform? -- Wall Street needs reform -- Government fiscal policy needs reform before instituting Wall Street reform -- Government should revamp the regulation system -- Government should oversee the shadow banking system -- The government should regulate derivatives trading -- Government should not overregulate derivatives trading -- Government reform will hurt small lenders -- Big banks have too much political power -- Will financial reform legislation be effective? -- The financial reform bill will make big business more responsible -- The financial reform bill will lead to more bailouts -- The financial reform bill will create crony capitalism -- The financial reform bill needs to ensure that no bank is "too big to fail" -- Legislation already exists concerning "too big to fail" -- The financial reform bill should force high-risk derivatives trading out of banks -- The financial reform bill should not force high-risk derivatives trading out of banks -- The financial reform bill is so gutted that it will change nothing -- Even the gutted reform bill will provide meaningful change.
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