obscure hypothesis or likely to occur ? "Buyers of real estate and subprime securities have recently been lampooned for foolishly overpaying at the top of the market. Bernanke and Co are gambling memories will prove short and investors will prove just as eager to pay top prices for long-term government and private debt even though the downside is large." John Kemp, Reuters http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8164463