Originally Posted by
Dr_Who
Unfortunately the system let us down this time round.
During the boom days before the finance firm fall out, every man and their dogs can call themselves investment advisor. So you have a bunch of car salesmen and insurance salesmen who cant read a spreadsheet started giving advice to the mum and dads. You would get advice like put all your hard earn savings in finance co, the property never falls, the world will continue to boom... etc.
If your house gets burgled, do you blame the house owner for not having a dog and an alarm and let the thief go free?
A well rounded society and community is one that we take care of the ones that are less fortunate than us.