Slap on the wrist?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Mortgage">Mortgage</span> <span word="Lenders">Lenders</span> <span word="Get">Get</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Slap">Slap</span> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Wrist">Wrist</span> (<span word="Forbes">Forbes</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 13, 2011).</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="Slap">Slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> (<span word="no">no</span>-<span word="one">one</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>), <span word="suggesting">suggesting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="punished">punished</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span>. <span word="They">They</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulators">regulators</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Occupy">Occupy</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="Street">Street</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simplification">simplification</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>. “<span word="Mortgage">Mortgage</span> <span word="lenders">lenders</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>” <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="punished">punished</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regulators">regulators</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="govern">govern</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, “<span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="easily">easily</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slap">slap</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="originating">originating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="table">table</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="originate">originate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dining">dining</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="food">food</span>.</p>
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