Critical Perspectives on Accounting 21 (2010) 770

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Critical Perspectives on Accounting

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Playing the Blame Game

Sunita Ahlawat, Alan Sumski

Economic meltdown? Who is to blame? Pastime for some, a game for others Everyone is playing the blame game Why look for blame Look to the real game The boys of summer are out playing in the rain For once, forget the hurricane That swept through Wall Street to Main Street Uncovering their tricks Baseball, now thats a treat Its been stranger than strange Where is the x? Not in baseball But who is to know And who wants to know You say theres no betting in baseball How come banks play the power-ball? Too big to fail is the claim Wheres the bail, wheres the bail Things will never be the same Its three strikes, but no ones out Off they walk with bonus galore Wish it was just folklore But its not, so Go ahead and complain The x is in, the x is in.

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