The banks are not lending, at least from what I see. They were so wild and reckless back in the good times that they got burned terribly.
Ben SteinI am about to vote. I am about to do something that human beings are rarely allowed to do. I am doing something that did not exist until America.
Ben SteinI don't think Wall Street people in general are smart. I think that's one of the biggest myths in American lore. They're tough, aggressive, greedy, quick thinking but I don't think they're particularly smart at all.
Ben Stein