Time Magazine has come up with a lis t of players who they believe are responsible for the economic mess we're in.I don’t necessarily agree with this list. I would add a few Democratic politicians-such as Christopher Dodd (who protected the finance and hedge fund industry from regulation from his perch as Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee) and Barney Frank (chairman of the Financial Services Committee who pressured financial committees and promoted legislation to expand homeownership to people who were incapable of meeting their debt obligations). I know why the magazine put the HGTV founder on-supposedly the channel stoked the desire for home ownership  -ridiculous. I would indict Hollywood and the advertising industry for fostering materialism and greed. Also, many other politicians for overpromising and creating the problem of moral hazard. I would accuse accounting firms for turning a blind eye to manipulations-of fostering the financial statement creativity that...(Read Full Post)