tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428200.post8837428694458142240..comments2008-09-17T23:37:19.517-04:00Mikhaelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02817367214920267825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3428200.post-22451575298296427062008-09-17T19:21:00.000-04:002008-09-17T19:21:00.000-04:00It isn't just America - the effects of the Lehman Brothers / AIG / Merrill Lynch situations have been hitting the UK pretty hard as well - HBOS just got taken over by Lloyds (which is half its size) today as a result of its exposure :( But yeesh - the banks have been railing for years against any form of regulation, and now they're begging the governments to step in. And you're right, ofc - it's always the little people who get hurt most.Colloquiellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00189922877750713641noreply@blogger.com