Word: blame
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...simplistic to blame greed for the financial mess. The fault is a broader human trait: the reluctance or inability to consider the downside of a situation that has so many attractive features. The financial products at issue were profitable, and people were getting houses. Any problems that arose would be taken care of tomorrow. Wonderful invention, tomorrow! Kenneth Viste, Boise, Idaho...
...simplistic to blame greed for the financial mess. The fault is a broader human trait: the reluctance or inability to consider the downside of a situation that has so many attractive features. The financial products at issue were profitable, and people were getting houses. Any problems that arose would be taken care of tomorrow. Wonderful invention, tomorrow! Kenneth Viste, BOISE, IDAHO...
...table. Please see hardcopy of magazine.] ROUND 1 2 3 4 ISSUE Economic Crisis Debate Running Mates Momentum ACTION Amid all the finger-pointing, Democrats and many Republicans agree that Barack Obama may now have a potentially decisive advantage. The furious electorate seems to be placing much of the blame for fiscal disaster and Washington's bedlam on President Bush and the GOP--the party of John McCain. National polls and many pundits suggested that Obama bested McCain in the first showdown. More important, McCain made little progress toward his two vital goals: painting his rival as an unacceptable choice...
...HUPD) does and should play in ensuring student safety. Rather than request that HUPD internally review its strategies in campus crime prevention or even encourage HUPD to engage with community members about their needs, the Staff dismisses such steps as the impulses of self-entitled students trying to shift blame away from themselves. Additionally, the Staff implies that students’ late night habits are to blame in this crime wave, a suggestion that ignores the reality of life at Harvard College In addition to maintaining a 24-hour library, Harvard readily encourages student groups to hold meetings in campus...
...undoubtedly a cause for concern. As students look for a reason behind this plethora of crime, many are pointing fingers at the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), claiming that their leadership is not doing enough to protect students on campus. These accusations are both unfounded and shortsighted. Rather than blame others, students should instead reexamine their own decisions when it comes to safety on campus. Harvard students have increasingly taken for granted the relative security of Harvard’s urban campus, leaving dorm room doors unlocked and walking around campus alone at all hours of the night. These activities...