There is no good way to measure these issues because, among other things, there is no way to know (1) how many people committed securities fraud without being detected, and (2) how many people did not commit securities fraud because they were afraid of being caught.

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But there is no shortage of other things it could finance.

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More broadly on the -- well, let me also say that whether there is some positive economic data or not, there is no question that there are headwinds created by Europe, there are other things out there that can affect the American economy.

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The reality is, if you are intelligent about finances, live within (or even better, below) your means, save, pay with cash for many things and responsibly finance other things, there is no downside to having good credit.

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And we're meeting this week to discuss Yemen and Somalia as well as other things, so the idea that there is no effective war cabinet - it meets about every week.

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But like many other problems in Guatemala, there is no obvious way to put things right fast.

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