In an attempt to put the blame on another powerful group in society, the Rolling Stone produced an article entitled "The Dirty Dozen", which accuses twelve extremely rich men for America's debt to society. According to the editor of this article, who is unknown, these twelve men made business decisions that would shame the worst of us. The editor of this article provides code-names for these men in order to help the reader understand exactly how they contributed to the downfall of our economy. With names like The Enabler for Alan Greenspan, who pushed for sweeping power to regulate Wall Street and never used that power, it is easy to understand how he allowed or "enabled" many others to destroy our economic status. With code-names just as witty, the editor displays an excellent use of irony to show how these people led to our downfall. While they may not be the actual causes of the recession, he does put up a strong argument for the people he chose.
Clarification: What does "CDOs" refer to?
Application: If these people are a part of the major reasons why this economy is struggling, what can be done to ensure that these people are never able to do this again and what can be done to ensure that, in the future, people like them are never given the opportunity to mess things up so badly?
