> Grant wrote: > Not quite. Buffet would have had to say all whites are the problem with the > economy for me to dislike it. >
Buffet said *derivatives* (not all, but plural) are "weapons of mass financial destruction". If we apply reading comprehension and thought we can see what Buffet is saying: that derivatives, as they are used today, are a very dangerous thing. In other words there is no intrinsic problem with derivatives themselves, just the way a minority of them are currently being applied by some users. And, as some of us know, unfortunately the extremes define the whole. However, if we use your analysis method - the jumper method - we wouldn't apply thought or ask for more info, we'd jump to conclusions. But which conclusions do jumpers pick? Well, let's use-case you. You take the bigot route. Which is why in this case if we applied your logic we'd have to declare Buffet derivatives bigot and then halt any useful discussion or analysis. Why do jumpers, who are capable of the thoughtful method, willingly choose the jumper method you ask? I'll leave that speculation to you (surprisingly, I have my own theories). But you might consider doing what Peter does: take a long introspective walk around town while listening to "dust in the wind". It'll help. Trust me. Just say NO! to jumping. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:291886 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
