“We need to get back to making stuff, based on real engineering not just financial engineering. We…”

“We need to get back to making stuff, based on real engineering not just financial engineering. We need to get back to a world where people are able to realize the American Dream — a house with a yard — because they have built something with their hands, not because they got a “liar loan” from an underregulated bank with no money down and nothing to pay for two years. The American Dream is an aspiration, not an entitlement.”

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THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

Op-Ed Columnist - Green the Bailout - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com