Later Friday, Romney told reporters that the issue needs more substantive action than an executive order, which can be replaced by a subsequent president.

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But we as I mentioned today, there are downside risks, and therefore it's really important for us to stand ready, as I mentioned, to take substantive action to address those risks and provide some insurance against those negative outcomes.

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How is it that the first substantive legal action attempting to assign accountability for the massive destruction of wealth caused by the sub-prime mortgage meltdown was taken not by the investors who lost money, but by the government?

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