Mad About Wall Street

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It stands to reason that Americans would be worried as the financial system comes crashing down around them. What’s less predictable is that a majority of them are angry. A USA Today/Gallup poll fielded earlier this week (after Congress had failed to enact a rescue/bailout plan) found 53 percent saying they’ve felt angry in response to the financial turmoil of the past two weeks — exceeding the 41 percent who said they’ve felt afraid.

And it’s not just a matter of populist resentment on the part of an economically unsophisticated lumpenproletariat.

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