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Kolesar

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46. "This will only be worse. " How so, Mr. Xyzse?

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Tue Aug 6, 2013, 01:07 PM

Aug 2013

Cutting them loose has been discussed for a while. What is wrong with that?

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Obama to Propose Eliminating Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac [View all] Hissyspit Aug 2013 OP

Article from June on a bipartisan proposal on the issue... PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #1

Thanks for the link. Looks like the point is to prevent future bank bailouts. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #14

I wonder how incredibly ignorant people still are about this? The right-wing spin machine worked jtuck004 Aug 2013 #2

Thank you for this post newfie11 Aug 2013 #3

I'm expect some chewing, but I no longer care. Fannie and Freddie weren't blameless, especially when jtuck004 Aug 2013 #4

Freddie/Fannie fell prey to the same crooks Mnpaul Aug 2013 #7

+1000. nt adirondacker Aug 2013 #44

Not to mention the inconsistency of this compared to what he proposed for student loans. The jwirr Aug 2013 #20

+1000 blackspade Aug 2013 #37

While I agree with the premise that Morganfleeman Aug 2013 #59

Private sector will fix it. Helen Borg Aug 2013 #5

Yep, and all we have to do is further deregulate the banks. Snarkoleptic Aug 2013 #6

"Absolutely" - J. Galt (R) Berlum Aug 2013 #11

Define "fix it" - and please be specific. nt TBF Aug 2013 #48

Once again Obama proposes stealing from poor and middle class to give to the rich bowens43 Aug 2013 #8

Who better to dismantle the social safety net than a democrat. zeemike Aug 2013 #9

How is it stealing from the poor? SunSeeker Aug 2013 #21

Still I wish he could work on breaking up the banks themselves into smaller ones but I cstanleytech Aug 2013 #24

CAN WE HERE THE FREAKING SPEECH FIRST????!!!! AllTooEasy Aug 2013 #53

Chelsea didn't need no stinkin Fannie Mae to buy her $10.5 million Manhattan "apartment". Divernan Aug 2013 #10

Seriously, why does ANYONE need a residence like that? Myrina Aug 2013 #22

I don't know. AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #36

I honestly dont mind them buying such a house, I would do it if I could afford it. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #25

And yet, the "trickle down" myth survives -- and in some circles, thrives. AngryOldDem Aug 2013 #29

Why on earth would 2 adults need 6 and 1/2 bathrooms in a one story apartment? Divernan Aug 2013 #40

So? Why did you choose Chelsea and Marc as an example? Beacool Aug 2013 #51

I'm so glad you asked! Divernan Aug 2013 #55

Just how typical is it for a 30-something couple to spend $10 mil on a Manhattan apt? Divernan Aug 2013 #56

Superb posts here. woo me with science Aug 2013 #60

You are welcome. It's nice to be thanked! Divernan Aug 2013 #63

president privatization strikes again Doctor_J Aug 2013 #12

No, Obama took private banks out of the middle man role on student loans. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #28

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #45

Bullshit. It is Just the OPPOSITE! My Government student loans ... adirondacker Aug 2013 #47

No, for-profits previously originated AND serviced student loans. Now only nonprofits service loans. SunSeeker Aug 2013 #49

by lunch time, those who oppose this will be rand-loving libertarians Doctor_J Aug 2013 #13

lol ctsnowman Aug 2013 #15

Fannie Mae was privatized in 1968 under Lyndon Johnson, Progressive dog Aug 2013 #23

" new Glass-Steagall act breaks up the "too big to fail" banks." I really wish they would do that. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #26

Said horse trade embodied by the Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act Lasher Aug 2013 #38

What makes me maddest though is the government bailed them out but the government cstanleytech Aug 2013 #58

Don't forget Teabagger. n/t bitchkitty Aug 2013 #30

More bad news. we are ending the work the GOP started in the previous decades. Mass Aug 2013 #16

Swell. City Lights Aug 2013 #17

Just when I think he can't disappoint me any more ... Myrina Aug 2013 #18

Goodbye, fixed-rate loans PSPS Aug 2013 #19

Check out reply #8 from SunSeeker. cstanleytech Aug 2013 #27

I think you mean reply #21 by SunSeeker Lasher Aug 2013 #33

Typical. Go after the victims of Wall Street. Give the Wall Street criminals matthews Aug 2013 #31

It is obvious where he stands, remeber he wants Larry Summers back. JRLeft Aug 2013 #39

These programs worked great for decades before deregulation n privatization on point Aug 2013 #32

Are there any party favors from the big collapse party? Oh, here, look what's left! Safetykitten Aug 2013 #34

Another Obama privatization scheme? blackspade Aug 2013 #35

This actually makes me sick Xyzse Aug 2013 #41

"This will only be worse. " How so, Mr. Xyzse? Kolesar Aug 2013 #46

Quite a few things Xyzse Aug 2013 #50

I think your President has some pleasant surprises before end of term. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #42

Another way to make us have to deal with the greedy private sector! GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #43

When I read "the private sector" I cringe. Beacool Aug 2013 #52

More privatization by this stealth conservative prez. Maven Aug 2013 #54

He wants to shrink the government until he can drown it in the bath tub Doctor_J Aug 2013 #57

There's a new one every day. woo me with science Aug 2013 #61

I should have known, when I said I wanted a pony... n/t jtuck004 Aug 2013 #62

Ha! woo me with science Aug 2013 #65

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #66

I imagine the assets (homes) owned by those two would go to Wall Street. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #64