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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-21-08 01:44 PM
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14. But isn't it funny that bailing out every distressed homeowner is recognized...
on it's face, as irresponsible, but bailing out Wall Street for 10 times the money is seen as a reasonable bipartisan response to a crisis?
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  -I wish bailing out the home buyers would work but it would only make things worse NNN0LHI  Sep-21-08 01:28 PM   #0 
  - What about some sort of government program that would assist...  Junkdrawer   Sep-21-08 01:33 PM   #1 
  - The Solution that would remove the veil of their lies.  Naturalist   Sep-21-08 04:22 PM   #41 
  - That's Not the Point, Don  Demeter   Sep-21-08 01:35 PM   #2 
  - Thank you. That IS the point of my "$92 Billion - Priceless" post..  Junkdrawer   Sep-21-08 01:37 PM   #3 
  - any idea how much Paulson has invested in Wall Street?  dweller   Sep-21-08 01:39 PM   #6 
  - My point is there would be a lot more home owners in need of bailing out once you start doing that  NNN0LHI   Sep-21-08 01:39 PM   #7 
     - But isn't it funny that bailing out every distressed homeowner is recognized...  Junkdrawer   Sep-21-08 01:44 PM   #14 
        - The Dems were backed into a corner on this one  NNN0LHI   Sep-21-08 01:51 PM   #18 
           - The public is being terrorized and the politicians are being blackmailed....  Junkdrawer   Sep-21-08 01:53 PM   #20 
           - It was extortion  NNN0LHI   Sep-21-08 01:58 PM   #21 
           - The Dems are not in a corner  azurnoir   Sep-21-08 04:16 PM   #40 
  - It would make things worse by maintaining the overvaluedness of real estate.  BlooInBloo   Sep-21-08 01:38 PM   #4 
  - No, they are adjusting mortgages down too  sandnsea   Sep-21-08 01:41 PM   #8 
  - Think  Naturalist   Sep-21-08 04:23 PM   #42 
  - lol, you don't get off with no payments  sandnsea   Sep-21-08 01:38 PM   #5 
  - I would like to get a couple points shaved off the interest rate of my loan too  NNN0LHI   Sep-21-08 01:41 PM   #10 
     - If your rate was fraudulent  sandnsea   Sep-21-08 01:42 PM   #11 
     - Maybe it's time to FIX rates ....  Trajan   Sep-21-08 01:46 PM   #15 
        - If people bought based on a 5% rate  sandnsea   Sep-21-08 01:49 PM   #16 
        - I can see this will not be easy, or save everyone ....  Trajan   Sep-21-08 02:05 PM   #24 
           - Then there's gas prices  sandnsea   Sep-21-08 02:14 PM   #26 
              - Well ... Having been up AND down a few times ....  Trajan   Sep-21-08 02:50 PM   #27 
        - an 8 percent interest rate  samuraiguppy   Sep-21-08 02:58 PM   #30 
        - You Have No Idea How Much That Would Help Me Out...  fascisthunter   Sep-21-08 03:09 PM   #34 
  - If the government stepped in behind every bad loan that was  abumbyanyothername   Sep-21-08 01:41 PM   #9 
  - I see your point ... But there can be a solution  Trajan   Sep-21-08 01:42 PM   #12 
  - Won't work  PSPS   Sep-21-08 01:50 PM   #17 
     - Not necessarily true in all cases ...  Trajan   Sep-21-08 02:00 PM   #22 
     - Countrywide was selling interest only ARM's in June  sandnsea   Sep-21-08 02:05 PM   #25 
     - Some mortgages will be adjusted downward  sandnsea   Sep-21-08 02:01 PM   #23 
  - You're absolutely right  PSPS   Sep-21-08 01:43 PM   #13 
  - With all due respect sir- WTF  azurnoir   Sep-21-08 01:53 PM   #19 
  - so by your own reasoning the greedy bastards shouldn't be bailed out either  fascisthunter   Sep-21-08 02:54 PM   #28 
  - What makes you think I support bailing out the greedy bastards?  NNN0LHI   Sep-21-08 03:00 PM   #31 
  - I Didn't Think You Were.... but that's what is happening right now  fascisthunter   Sep-21-08 03:06 PM   #32 
  - Exactly. It amazes me  magellan   Sep-21-08 03:08 PM   #33 
     - It's Conditioned into Our Way of Thinking I Suppose...  fascisthunter   Sep-21-08 03:17 PM   #35 
        - When you're looking at homelessness  sandnsea   Sep-21-08 03:45 PM   #36 
        - Average Americans See this as a Screw You by the Wealthy Corporate Class  fascisthunter   Sep-21-08 04:09 PM   #38 
        - That's why states have "Lemon Laws"  magellan   Sep-21-08 03:53 PM   #37 
           - .  fascisthunter   Sep-21-08 04:10 PM   #39 
  - How about a nation wide re-valuation of real estate prices coupled with  greyhound1966   Sep-21-08 02:56 PM   #29 
  - Any "solution" that might help perpetuate the overvaluation in the housing market is bad.  leeroysphits   Sep-21-08 04:26 PM   #43 
 

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