Reply #62: The houses have some market value. The owner be it a bank or whom ever wants the market value

[county worker]

for the house. If the government could afford to buy the houses at market value how do they get repaid? Or is your idea that the government buys the house and gives it to someone? That person gets a house worth a couple thousand dollars and they have instant equity right? I'm sure that will go over well! You pay taxes and give some homeless person a couple thousand dollars while you maintain the same standard of living.

It makes sense when the right thinks all we want is the government to solve all our problems!