those firms fail. it wouldn t have spread to the main street banks. they weren t engaged in this kind of lenked speculation themselves didn t own the toxic assets. there was never a risk that the atms would go dark or pay rolls wouldn t be met. all of this i describe in shorthand as a coup detat by wall street. and it led them running around the third floor of the treasury department propping up wall street when the taxpayers of america never should have been thrown in harm s way. i read through your new york times piece and i would like to quote. you wrote the modern state is paralyzed and broke. the periodically lavishes the top 1% with speculative wind falls. you blame giant social insurance blankets promoting homeownership, subsidizing medical care know barreling out