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It’s Not a “Wonderful Life”, as posted by

Monty Pelerin’s World , Economics, Finance and Politics Through The Prism of Classical Liberalism

The overhang to any economic recovery is the banking system. There is no way to know how bad the banking problems really are, given the accounting or lack thereof. Banks, with an encouraging wink and a nod from regulators, have refused to realistically value their assets. In some cases, these values may not even be determinable, other than to say they are currently grossly overvalued.

US Banks & The FDIC, Are Delaying Their Losses

Posted by Larry Doyle on December 3, 2009

Postponing losses in hopes that one can trade out of them is a game very rarely won. In similar fashion, not acknowledging losses in hopes that the situation improves and the loss is mitigated is also a recipe for disaster. All one needs to do is look eastward to Japan to realize that. Ultimately, a loss not only must be realized, but paid.

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