On the Third Anniversary of the Crash of the Economy

``In some ways the financial crisis is like the BP oil spill. Suddenly all the oil has disappeared-thanks to the abuse of dispersants. Wrote a friend, "Same goes for the financial debacle. Now are being told "everything's fine", as the authorities have thrown trillions at the problem to shore up our insolvent banking system. But it's still all toxic below the surface, under a thin veneer of normalcy."''