[baddox]

> This happens with dollars all the time too. But we hold people accountable.

You mean like the bank bailouts, and all the money that "went missing" from that?

[ceol]

You mean like how we made a profit from them?[0]

[0]: http://projects.propublica.org/bailout/list

[hnnewguy]

No matter how many times this is pointed out, people will continue to demonstrate their complete lack of understanding behind the "bail outs"; essentially asset swaps that earned the US Treasury a small profit.

[baddox]

Who is this "we" you speak of?

[pmorici]

My thought exactly, why don't we call up Jon Corzine and ask him what kind of accountability he was held to after losing all MF Global's customers money.