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A Skit About the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Jeevan Sivasubramaniam Posted by Jeevan Sivasubramaniam, Managing Director, Editorial, Berrett-Koehler Publishers Inc.



John Bird and John Fortune are legendary actors and the sort of comedians who use comedic wit and intellect to convey ideas.
John Bird and John Fortune are legendary actors and the sort of comedians who use comedic wit and intellect to convey ideas. In this skit, they stage a mock talk show to illustrate the banking community's attitudes and behavior during the subprime mortgage meltdown. The video has been seen over 3 million times.

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