The moral angle to the foreclosure crisis - and, of course, in capitalism we're not supposed to be concerned with the moral stuff, but let's mention it anyway - shows a culture that is slowly giving in to a futuristic nightmare ideology of computerized greed and unchecked financial violence.
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information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
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MATT DAMON If I could film, we'd film every episode of 'Doctor Who' in New York. I have an affinity... MATT SMITH I'm a stubborn guy that loses his temper, sometimes driving the station wagon in the wrong direc... MATT BERNINGER It seems like the web, particularly software as a service, provides ample opportunities for you to f... MATT MULLENWEG 'Alligator' was the first record that anyone paid attention to, and it seemed like it was th... MATT BERNINGER I don't like the idea of 'I've played nine years, I've made some All-Star teams, I m... MATT HOLLIDAY 'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love ... MATT GROENING I always see people tweeting about these crazy amazing things their boyfriend or girlfriend did for ... MATT PROKOP You would be amazed what the ordinary guy knows. MATT DRUDGE There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of ha... MATT GROENING I believe in forgiveness, I believe in second chances, and I believe we should find a way to restore... MATT BEVIN If anybody wanted to photograph my life, they'd get bored in a day. 'Heres Matt at home lear... MATT DAMON What we really have to do is stop the adjective before the job title - whether it's 'black a... MATT BOMER I'm becoming far more interested in just functionality and making sure my body is as strong as i... MATT DAMON I think 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad' have definitely staked out their own style a... MATT GROENING On 'The Simpsons,' I will say that we definitely like to comment on what's going on in t... MATT GROENING I went to a couple Academy Awards parties and I was definitely like, 'Whoa, no one will talk to ... MATT STONE I don't know why, but audiences are often sympathetic to thieves. Sometimes they are more sympat... MATT DILLON My wife is my soul mate. I can't imagine being without her. MATT DAMON It's a social contract we make. We're willing to give up certain things. We give you the rig... MATT APUZZO Already renewable energy advocates are noting that the 42 miles of above-ground right-of-way between... MATT GONZALEZ If I was making a tea advert, I would want to communicate about tea is that it can console you, it c... MATT SMITH We don't push back hard enough against the government. We could use, the country in general coul... MATT APUZZO I'm not handsome enough to be James Bond. Maybe a villain, though. MATT SMITH No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can'... MATT CAMERON Because good writing in a TV cartoon is so rare, I think the animation on The Simpsons is often over... MATT GROENING While it may seem small, the ripple effects of small things is extraordinary. MATT BEVIN Certainly other things we can do, we gotta promote after-school employment, give kids an opportunity... MATT GONZALEZ The mind is the most important part of achieving any fitness goal. Mental change always comes before... MATT MCGORRY