From the print and online editions of the nation's premier urban-policy magazine http://www.city-journal.org/cj-comments.xml?story=6654 Manhattan Institute Perhaps you polled people who are educated enough to understand that the bubble was caused by false prosperity pretenses and the latest recessionary environment is a result of congressional pressure on banks to put anyone and everyone in a house they "could own". Until the real root cause of this catastrophy is discussed, all other symptoms are just media fodder. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2130 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2130 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:27:47 EDT The ironic thing with the polls is (and I am confident that many of those who responded do not know the real world ramifications of the bill) that once the bill goes "into the system" and the consequences of the prompt passage become apparent, the outrage will be huge. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2129 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2129 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:26:16 EDT CFPA isn't strong enough and is useless; CFPA is overreaching of govt. There you have it. Somehow, Wall St created the conditions that required, as agreed by Rs and Ds, a massive, risky govt intervention. And there is still nothing approaching a consensus on the need to impose much tighter restrictions on the financial sector. At least both sides realize that we haven't gone far enough to prevent another financial implosion. The only thing we don't realize is the extent to which we non-insiders are responsible. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2125 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2125 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:18:36 EDT Very very few people know what Dodd-Frank says so their opinion is "pointless." http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2122 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2122 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:08:19 EDT It's unpopular because it doesn't fix anything. In some cases, makes things worse. It will only dry up credit for some people and small business. Its added even MORE regulation that won't stop mortgage fraud and the like. Doing nothing would have been better. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2115 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2115 Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:57:33 EDT What can be expected of either Dodd,Frank,or Obama but smoke and mirrors ? As usual with all the legislation by the Obama Administration so far, the Devil is in the details, and it takes time for them to be exposed, and way too late. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2108 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2108 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:10:45 EDT What will it become? SpotBanks http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2105 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2105 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:42:55 EDT Sapienza & Zingales have got this right, as the their last paragraph informs us. Financially sophisticated folk can see through the flaws in the Dodd-Frank legislation. And those who must work in its framework, will find ways to avoid its intentions. http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2104 http://www.city-journal.org/comments/index.php?story=6654#2104 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:37:16 EDT