Hedge Funds are a financial nuclear time bomb looking for a match - and at some point they're going to find it. - If folks need to gamble with their money that badly, then go to Vegas, a track or buy a lottery ticket. When people gamble with a hedge fund, and that's EXACTLY what it is - they're gambling with "our money". Hedge funds operate "pretty much" in the background, but often take HUGE "leveraged" positions, and when one of those blows up, and they do, we ALL pay the price. Those folks can gamble all they want or need to, I have no problem with that, but ONLY with their own money. . http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ar0vT4CxfF3Q