Assigning Blame for the Meltdown

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In tough economic times, we take solace in the simple pleasures of life — one of which consists of heaping blame on the people and institutions we think got us into this mess. An Issues & Answers/Stratcom Communications report looks at where consumers are directing their opprobrium.

Asked whether various sectors contributed to “the current economic situation,” 90 percent of respondents said mortgage companies had done so. Nearly as many said the same about lending institutions (88 percent) and the federal government (86 percent).

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