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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:09 PM Original message |
Obama: We can save housing market if the rich buy foreclosed houses and rent them out. |
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smokey nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. Feudalism, it's what's for dinner. |
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Go2Peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. Hey, just like in cities in second world countries! |
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BackToThe60s (266 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:06 AM Response to Reply #44 |
144. Without the infrastructure |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
124. Exactly. nt |
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SugarShack (979 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:22 AM Response to Reply #124 |
127. how rich...rent them to/back to those who lost them fraudulently? nice...why not remodify loans? |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:20 AM Response to Reply #127 |
154. not profitable for his buddies the bankers..nt |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #127 |
295. "why not remodify loans?" |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #127 |
384. Jon Walker: |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:06 PM Response to Reply #384 |
392. Exactly. |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:39 AM Response to Reply #1 |
173. I like my vassal medium-rare |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
212. I'm waiting for the corps to build walmart type mega housing on the land |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:54 AM Response to Reply #212 |
251. Wait until the plutocrats gut minimum wage laws... |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #251 |
279. Soon. Hell, Maine has tried rolling back child labor laws. nt |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #251 |
317. We need a big group like the Eagles to redo that song and make it the #One hit!! |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:40 PM Response to Reply #317 |
332. Eagles? Hell no! Dixie Chicks! |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:28 PM Response to Reply #332 |
396. Actually, a "We Are The World"-type supergroup would work best |
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sce56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #332 |
422. Well the last time I saw them they were preceded by the Dixie Chicks! |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #212 |
323. yikes |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:50 PM Response to Reply #212 |
371. +1 |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:08 PM Response to Reply #212 |
393. "and the porta potty use is only 2.00 per visit!" ( TP extra) |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:31 AM Response to Reply #1 |
243. Great call. |
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Ignis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:09 PM Response to Reply #1 |
292. +1. I knew these banksters were old-fashioined, but medieval? |
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MsPithy (325 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
316. Way more true than you might expect! |
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w0nderer (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
418. feudalism |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well, since the wealth inequity of today now exceeds that of the Gilded Age, |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #2 |
203. Unfortunately, my husband & I predicted this at the beginning of the housing crash- The rich have |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #203 |
216. next step... |
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durablend (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #216 |
268. Bring it back? |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #216 |
411. Have you read some of the stuff about using prison inmates for jobs now? |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:44 AM Response to Reply #203 |
234. Theres nothing wrong with poor people's 'long term thinking' |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:03 PM Response to Reply #234 |
413. Agreed. And also the recent necessity of having to be immersed in whatever the current personal |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #203 |
313. Agreed |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:04 PM Response to Reply #2 |
374. Someone posted this quote a few days ago: |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #374 |
410. Stealing. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. People prefer to rent for the time being. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. If you have to ask, |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:56 PM Response to Reply #7 |
53. 70% of the public thinks real estate prices are going to decline |
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GillesDeleuze (841 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:02 PM Response to Reply #53 |
289. housing data is inherently regional |
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cui bono (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #289 |
385. Probably because after the protests and the Wisconsin 14 |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #53 |
345. That would be home VALUES, not home prices. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:17 AM Response to Reply #7 |
168. Yup. That about sums it up. Some stupid questions contain their own answers. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
235. So true |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
244. Agreed |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:08 AM Response to Reply #7 |
260. Thanks for saying it so I don't have to. n/t |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
324. perfect answer |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Oh my frikkin' God. :( nt |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Why would Obama think the rich would ever do ANYTHING |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:28 PM Response to Reply #12 |
100. Why would Obama think the rich would ever do ANYTHING................. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #100 |
219. That's the million dollar question we are all asking mr. compromise. nt |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
134. He believes in The American Dream (TM)... |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:07 AM Original message |
Well....There s probably tax breaks involved. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #12 |
218. Frankly, they will more than likely buy up the houses... |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:47 AM Response to Reply #218 |
237. Javaman is exactly correct! nt |
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Dokkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:22 PM Response to Reply #218 |
320. that makes so much sense |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #320 |
352. if you buy the house for peanuts & have lots of spare cash, not really a problem. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #320 |
357. Obviously, you haven't seen many of the houses... |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #357 |
377. Urban Renewal |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #377 |
407. that would be an interesting outcome |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #407 |
416. You mistook sarcasm for rabble rousing, |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:55 PM Response to Reply #416 |
424. Naaa, I knew you were sarcastic... |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:24 PM Response to Reply #218 |
395. It would just be another aspect of the capital strike they've carried on |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 07:27 PM Response to Reply #395 |
409. I agree. nt |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. I welcome our future massive rent strikes |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #14 |
221. Welcome to the new Pinkerton Men kicking you out of your home. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:19 PM Response to Reply #221 |
297. Don't be so negative! Security jobs! It's a new WPA employment program |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:42 PM Response to Reply #297 |
356. how foolish of me... |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
19. Sometimes people prefer to rent for specific reasons, but do you really think |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #19 |
51. That is what surveys are saying lately. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Deleted message |
dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
112. There are lots of stories like this. The second one is a survey by Fannie Mae. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:21 AM Response to Reply #112 |
242. Welcome to "the new reality" |
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suffragette (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:57 PM Response to Reply #242 |
388. Exactly |
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neohippie (410 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #242 |
403. Code Enforcement |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:32 PM Response to Reply #112 |
307. Wow. You really do live in an illusion bubble, don't you. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:12 AM Response to Reply #51 |
147. Ah! The advantages of renting! |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:37 AM Response to Reply #147 |
172. If you got foreclosed on you likely have no equity. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:02 PM Response to Reply #51 |
361. Why do you think 'more Americans plan to rent'? |
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krabigirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
276. I prefer to rent, at least for now. Not too into painting really, and we fix stuff ourselves. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. Jeeessssuuuussss |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
156. Jeeessssuuuussss |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:05 AM Response to Reply #156 |
222. Jeeessssuuuussss |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #222 |
267. Jeeessssuuuussss |
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demmiblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #267 |
273. Jeeessssuuuussss |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #273 |
274. Buddha laughs. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:25 PM Response to Reply #3 |
95. Citation? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #95 |
116. Allure of Home Ownership Dims, Fannie Mae Survey Shows |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:17 AM Response to Reply #116 |
149. Thank you but the article says only 33 percent are likely to rent |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:45 AM Response to Reply #116 |
205. It doesn't mean they would not RATHER OWN, if circumstances were BETTER. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
99. excessive rent seeking behavior by the parasite financial class.. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:00 AM Response to Reply #99 |
119. But Obama wants to bring more supply on line. That should lower rents. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:10 AM Response to Reply #119 |
189. We already have a housing glut, even with large amounts of shadow inventory offline. |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #189 |
312. FACT: |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:46 AM Response to Reply #119 |
206. Where do you live? If you think rents will decrease, it must be La-La Land. |
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eilen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #119 |
220. You missed the fine print |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #119 |
310. This has nothing to do with lowering rents.... |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
125. I think you're missing the whole point. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:29 AM Response to Reply #125 |
129. If they buy now then they can take the hit. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:48 AM Response to Reply #129 |
135. Yeah, but they'd still be buying them with ''our'' money. :-/ |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:04 AM Response to Reply #135 |
164. +1000 |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:50 AM Response to Reply #135 |
239. THats right. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:19 AM Response to Reply #129 |
226. They can't "buy" now |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #226 |
358. Excellent point. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:12 AM Response to Reply #125 |
166. +1. excellent post. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:38 AM Response to Reply #166 |
201. I second that. This brilliant post is much appreciated. n/t |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #201 |
364. TY |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #166 |
363. TY |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:48 AM Response to Reply #125 |
192. How come this Barbara Bush quote comes to mind: They "were underprivileged anyway, |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:26 PM Response to Reply #192 |
366. TY |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:03 AM Response to Reply #125 |
256. Thank you. nt |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:22 PM Response to Reply #256 |
365. De Nada. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:05 AM Response to Reply #3 |
143. Are you kidding? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:15 AM Response to Reply #143 |
148. Well where I am I've been seeing price drops of $40,000 |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:18 AM Response to Reply #148 |
151. Great |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:48 AM Response to Reply #151 |
160. I'm planning to live there.. But I'm not buying when prices are falling. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:58 AM Response to Reply #160 |
162. callous |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:01 AM Response to Reply #162 |
163. Obama is trying to create more rental availabilities. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:15 AM Response to Reply #163 |
167. what a crock. the government (i.e. *we the people*) already OWN the homes. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:43 AM Response to Reply #160 |
233. Which is precisely why no one is buying these houses now |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #233 |
329. Actually that isn't totally true. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:54 PM Original message |
If they're not buying single properties, why would they buy 200? |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
378. My understanding of this is that some investors are sitting on them. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:48 AM Response to Reply #148 |
208. Why don't you just rent from the rich? |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #148 |
326. Oh - so you are a predator too? |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:35 PM Response to Reply #326 |
327. +++++++++++++++++++++++!!!! nt |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
195. People can buy these houses now and rent them out |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
293. I'm not even close to losing my house right now... |
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Remember Me (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:41 PM Response to Reply #293 |
398. Fire sale indeed -- and |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
339. Even astronomical units of measure |
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Badsam (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
368. They are selling because they are out of jobs, and broke. Renting is not an option |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yes they can! |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
351. That's a keeper! |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Hedge funds can rent them from each other, and each records profits for this quarter while |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. Wow, did he learn that when he was a community organizer? |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:20 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I'm thinking he must have spent most of his time organizing Beverly Hills. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. Obama 90210 |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
318. lolz |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:38 PM Response to Reply #6 |
369. Two types of community organizers - one for commercial development, one for social services. |
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Ken Burch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. without rent control...of course... |
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nilram (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:24 PM Response to Reply #8 |
75. pfft! of course! you *almost* made me snort my 1986 Chateau Lafite Rothschild Bordeaux! |
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Divernan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:35 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. Allow me! Harold! Tout de suite! Un serviette, s'il vous plait! |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm so frikkin' confused. I swear to God, I am. nt |
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Firebrand Gary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm not rich but I have a couple of bucks. |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. So the rich will get richer as they get more property |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. Is this his solution to illegal foreclosures? |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. It's his solution to everything - privitize. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:31 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. That's getting more clear all the time. n/t |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:38 PM Response to Reply #23 |
331. When he said that I knew he wasn't the messiah. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #331 |
405. Wanting jobs and an economy that favors more than the top 1% is |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 11:17 AM Response to Reply #405 |
436. I don't vote... |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #436 |
439. Of course - |
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Bryn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #16 |
31. A great quote by someone on facebook: |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. The only thing us 98% get is the fucking bill! nt |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
17. I've got to ask... |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. But that would have been SOCIALISM!!! |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #20 |
35. Yeah, I know. |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. I'm not sure what you're getting at |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. You're right. Better to give all the houses to rich people n/t |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. If they turn around and rent them |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. 'to those in need of rentals,' like the foreclosed people? Ready market! |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:57 PM Response to Reply #36 |
54. So sayith the landlord. nt |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
109. further disenfranchises ordinary Americans; unbelievable |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #36 |
401. Because you're turning to the very people who are responsible for vausing this mess |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #26 |
48. Tell me, Oasis, what do you think happened when |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. That's the $ 64,000 question |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #57 |
70. I would remind you that "private sector investment in housing" is |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:18 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. Ok, but that's apples to bowling balls |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:27 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Except, we weren't talking about a reoccurence. We were talking about |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:40 PM Response to Reply #76 |
81. I won't argue the possibility doesn't exist |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. I don't have problems with renters occupying the vacant homes. |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:58 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. The only alternative |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:10 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. Because, the government can operate with a 3% overhead versus private |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:27 PM Response to Reply #87 |
98. There's no definitive timetable |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #98 |
103. That is correct. That is what physical buildings and structures are... |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:50 PM Response to Reply #103 |
113. You've argued the point for me |
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Cerridwen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:05 AM Response to Reply #113 |
121. Perhaps it is re-built and begins a new cycle? |
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Saxon (31 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:55 AM Response to Reply #87 |
287. Personally, I don't want the government as my landlord. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:26 PM Response to Reply #85 |
97. The process is already set up for this in every area of the country. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:11 AM Response to Reply #85 |
181. the federal government can easily put local housing authorities (which already exist in |
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loyalsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #181 |
246. Sec. 8 houses\apartments are privately owned |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #246 |
344. i understand that section 8 housing is private. but the administration of the section 8 |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:09 AM Response to Reply #81 |
188. But the benefit that's not being examined - what if we put the renters in |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:01 AM Response to Reply #57 |
179. commodity prices falling don't help ordinary people unless the price of goods made from |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #26 |
60. Moral hazard is for little people, eh? - n/t |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #26 |
92. I wouldn't really care why. |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:37 AM Response to Reply #26 |
130. You seem to misunderstand that the point of the bailouts was to keep the money flowing. |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:11 AM Response to Reply #130 |
146. Ok |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:34 PM Response to Reply #146 |
308. Why just sub-prime? Because there's no need with the more standard loans. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:56 PM Response to Reply #146 |
430. He raises a good point, though. |
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MessiahRp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:23 PM Response to Reply #26 |
346. Honestly, they could easily set up an agency to assess that. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
174. maybe stopping the crash was never the intent. maybe the crash *was* the intent |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:05 PM Response to Reply #174 |
337. The crash was the plan. It's called a fire sale. n/t |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
18. Sad when what should be an Onion headline is damn close to the truth. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. What is more sick is that ~70% of DU most likely thinks this is a good... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. It's more like a vocal 12%. n/t |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Well, it shouldn't |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:45 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Probably because condos are one of the highest foreclosed properties and frankly... |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
62. Congrats on your purchase |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:07 PM Response to Reply #62 |
338. Ah - a speculator. |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:54 PM Response to Reply #33 |
52. Better to renegotiate mortgages |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. Also a very good and workable solution |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:30 PM Response to Reply #52 |
101. That should be the first step but I thought they were already doing that. nt |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:06 AM Response to Reply #101 |
122. I think the numbers helped were very few |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:49 AM Response to Reply #33 |
175. no, it's win-win only for the hedge funds/big capital. local property owners will lose. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:55 PM Response to Reply #175 |
336. Yes! Good ole disaster capitalism once again. |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:27 AM Response to Reply #24 |
157. it is not good..it is pitiful..only morons cant see thru this bullcrap |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. How about starting with |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
42. Really? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:51 AM Response to Reply #42 |
210. I guess you missed all those "illegal documents" articles. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #210 |
340. MIssed? It's likely that those who benefit like this. |
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DotGone (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
27. The rent is already too damn high n/t |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
69. Adding additional alternatives |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:28 PM Response to Reply #69 |
77. Lemme guess. Recently graduated business school? |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:36 AM Response to Reply #77 |
231. oh ouch, I think you hit the soft spot! |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:11 PM Response to Reply #231 |
375. He sounds a lot like the only real live tea bagger I know personally. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 07:26 PM Response to Reply #375 |
408. they want to pay for nothing yet want programs to magically |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:48 AM Response to Reply #77 |
432. LOL! I noticed that too |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #432 |
441. Yep. It's an "ideology" - a faith - almost religion like. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:52 AM Response to Reply #69 |
211. WHERE the h*** have you seen rents come down? WHERE? |
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Drale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. I would say yes but tweak it a bit |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:55 AM Response to Reply #29 |
177. why should rich people get government subsidies to buy foreclosed property? |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
32. I think it's a great idea. |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:40 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Obamavilles |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
61. Obama nation. |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
34. well...the federal government could just sit on those |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
50. Wow |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:02 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. What do you propose. Right now they're sitting there, |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:09 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. Have you tried to buy one of those homes? |
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Roselma (297 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #65 |
73. I see your point. But...what idea do you have to move |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. The government foreclosures are the worst |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:12 AM Response to Reply #78 |
182. +1. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:14 PM Response to Reply #78 |
341. Actions are NEVER going to happen. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:56 AM Response to Reply #34 |
194. Maybe they ought to lower the asking prices for those homes |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
38. When is he going to realize that the rich aren't the solution |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. and the one solution that they could provide Obama refuses |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #38 |
49. People with available capital are the solution |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:32 AM Response to Reply #49 |
200. Haytahs gotta hayte, yo |
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rpannier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:10 PM Response to Reply #49 |
402. irrational "class" hatred. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:10 PM Response to Reply #38 |
66. When they stop paying him? n/t |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #38 |
209. Because they are.....for him. |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
46. The problem is that they aren't spending any money. We need to tax the shit out of them. |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
47. Oh, this makes me so sick |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
55. The general concept could be either noble or evil |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
56. This is EXACTLY how the wealth and assets of the middle class move up to the WEALTHY. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:05 AM Response to Reply #56 |
180. +1. and in this case "the wealthy" = global hedge funds, not your local fat cat. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #56 |
257. +1 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #56 |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
63. Marie Antoinette suggested cake, Obama suggests paying rent. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:12 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. And peas and catfood. n/t |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
68. This would explain why we were |
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chill_wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:11 PM Response to Reply #68 |
88. We had that experience |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #68 |
132. That's so sad to hear. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #68 |
236. That's the problem, thanks for sharing your story |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
72. Oh brilliant... |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
74. They already are... |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
79. Fot those who maybe haven't yet decided |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:15 PM Response to Reply #79 |
93. Rental houses in residential neighborhoods |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:19 PM Response to Reply #93 |
342. There's a rental property on our block... |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:22 AM Response to Reply #79 |
183. "the usual Marxist clap trap" says the fellow with the usual MBA talking points. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:47 AM Response to Reply #79 |
207. How About We Just STOP PROPPING UP BAD INVESTMENTS |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:53 AM Response to Reply #79 |
240. I'm against, and not for "Marxist clap-trap" |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:14 PM Response to Reply #79 |
294. "there's literally millions of homes that potentially benefit from an investor claiming ownership" |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:20 PM Response to Reply #79 |
343. I'm guessing that you are temporarily embarrassed. n/t |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
83. PLEASE TELL ME THIS ISN'T TRUE! |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:14 PM Response to Reply #83 |
91. Yes it is!! |
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sense (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:53 PM Response to Reply #91 |
114. You're ignoring what |
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pezDispenser (443 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #114 |
350. man, if I could rec a post, I would rec this one |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:18 AM Response to Reply #91 |
150. I don't want to see the houses go unoccupied. |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:33 AM Response to Reply #91 |
228. I'll speak slowly |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 03:02 AM Response to Reply #91 |
433. *laugh* |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:04 AM Response to Reply #83 |
258. A Third Way "Democrat." nt |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
84. He is the anti-FDR. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
86. These people are fucking pathetic. K&R - n/t |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
89. I know just how bad rentals can be without controls. Yet I have |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:38 AM Response to Reply #89 |
232. Washington State has some of the more stringent renter protection laws in the country |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:19 AM Response to Reply #232 |
266. No, I grew up with business people who really cared about the condition |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:24 PM Response to Reply #266 |
348. And luckily for us we now have the Austrian school ... |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:29 PM Response to Reply #348 |
429. Not sure I understand what you are saying - what is the Austrian school? nt |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #429 |
437. Here's a link. Read and then shower. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 12:22 PM Response to Reply #437 |
440. Economics by the seat of your pants!!!! Probably Ron Paul's ideal. nt |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
90. Turning all of these houses into rental units |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:19 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. How isn't a renter and owner |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:34 PM Response to Reply #94 |
102. The rich get richer. Once all the foreclosed home are bought up and rented ... |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:44 PM Response to Reply #102 |
110. Selling them at a fortune |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:02 AM Response to Reply #110 |
120. It might give the economy a jolt but once all the homes are sold to the rich ... |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:15 AM Response to Reply #120 |
126. How does the glut disappear? |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #126 |
245. There does appear to be plenty of renters ... |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #245 |
270. That's not necessarily indicative of a trend of people "preferring" to rent |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:37 AM Response to Reply #270 |
281. I know people who had an upside down mortgage ... |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #126 |
291. Sounds like a wealth disparity enhancement program to me. |
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spin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #291 |
390. Our government at work... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:55 AM Response to Reply #110 |
214. What's "amazing" is that you're posting on DU. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #110 |
349. Oh crap - you're from the Austrian school of econ, ain'tcha? n/t |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:46 PM Response to Reply #102 |
111. We wll sell the govrnmt owned homes for a penny I'm sure too along with tax breaks!!! |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:43 PM Response to Reply #94 |
108. Because unfortunately |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:59 PM Response to Reply #108 |
117. Well in the current situation |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:07 AM Response to Reply #117 |
123. Where did you get that information? |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:23 AM Response to Reply #123 |
128. So the government |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:42 AM Response to Reply #128 |
131. Don't put words in my mouth. |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:55 AM Response to Reply #131 |
137. Very well |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:00 AM Response to Reply #137 |
140. Tax incentives for qualified buyers who may not have |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:23 AM Response to Reply #140 |
155. Ok |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:57 AM Response to Reply #155 |
241. VA loans for housing are often 100% loans. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #155 |
353. Isn't that assuming guilt before assuming innocence? |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #94 |
213. Transients do not improve neighborhood property values. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #213 |
334. By no means all renters are transients. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
96. Serf's up! |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:43 PM Response to Reply #96 |
107. Best post here |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #96 |
255. +1 |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:29 PM Response to Reply #96 |
304. Beat me to it. I think I might have bumper stickers made of this one. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
104. No disrespect, but Dear Obama |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:41 PM Response to Original message |
105. We are the Pottersville Nation. |
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lunasun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:42 PM Response to Original message |
106. property that WE THE TAXPAYER BOUGHT is being offered to "private-equity funds, banks and local gove |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:59 AM Response to Reply #106 |
138. Do "we the taxpayers" |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
115. Holy crap. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-10-11 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
118. Who said that? Ronald Reagan is that you? |
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Gin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #118 |
133. could be a job creater....these houses will need to be rehabed |
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blkmusclmachine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:55 AM Response to Original message |
136. WH to America: |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
139. Holy tone dead BATMAN. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
141. Alright. That is it |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:04 AM Response to Original message |
142. Sweet! Will the rich get tax breaks for this service to humanity? |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
145. No. Really. The question is "How many Riches would even be interested... |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:29 AM Response to Reply #145 |
184. i think plenty would. people have to live somewhere, & big owners can make a profit on volume. |
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xiamiam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:19 AM Response to Original message |
152. just went from extreme disgust to whatever this boiling anger can be called.. |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
153. How about saving the homes from being foreclosed by giving interest free loans? nt |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:27 AM Response to Reply #153 |
158. That's a new one |
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Bonobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:39 AM Response to Reply #158 |
159. The incentive is clear and twofold. |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:54 AM Response to Reply #159 |
161. That's a good argument |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:30 AM Response to Reply #159 |
185. this administration doesn't WANT to keep families in their homes, & neither did the last one. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:44 AM Response to Reply #159 |
204. Rented homes in otherwise owned-homes neighborhoods do the same lowering. |
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TiberiusB (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #158 |
333. Those who forget the past... |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #333 |
427. Holy shit, I think you're absolutely right! Please read this, folks. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
165. more privatization of the commons by the masters of the universe. |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:24 AM Response to Reply #165 |
169. should the assets be given away |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:37 AM Response to Reply #169 |
171. tell it to the marines, buddy. your post is spin & i'm sick of spin. |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:00 AM Response to Reply #171 |
178. Please show me the portion of my post |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:31 AM Response to Reply #178 |
186. go talk to someone who's interested. i've read your posts & i'm not. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:13 AM Response to Reply #169 |
225. Assets should always be given to those who already have assets.. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 10:32 AM Response to Reply #225 |
435. Special consideration should be given to people who inherited wealth. It's in their genes .. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #435 |
443. Eggs Ackley |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #169 |
354. China is buying up our real estate. Is that cool with you, too? |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #169 |
355. Do I despise the investor class? Yes, I do. |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:35 AM Response to Original message |
170. ok, think of the implications: |
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Oasis_ (201 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:54 AM Response to Reply #170 |
176. What? |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:38 AM Response to Reply #176 |
187. capital flows "out" when the owners live elsewhere. didn't they teach you that in business school? |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:45 AM Response to Original message |
190. And hey, it creates jobs rebuilding them at the same time! |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:40 AM Response to Original message |
191. Should have gone and had the mortgagaes reworked. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
193. This makes no sense |
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gordianot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 07:39 AM Response to Original message |
196. He honestly said that? How about an endorsement for sharecropping if they throw in a mule? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
197. He might be a member of the Democratic party, but he is no liberal |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
198. That is exactly what happened during the recessions of the 30's. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #198 |
247. Making the rich richer |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #247 |
254. It is until somehow the majority is able to wrest control of Government |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #198 |
277. That's exactly what I was thinking. |
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disillusioned73 (963 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
199. Great .. let's make it a lil bit easier for the haves to |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
202. Rentals. OMG. Obama wants the wealthy now to own our homes. P.S. Slides #5 & #6: |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
215. have the govt take 'em by eminent domain and raffle 'em off |
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AllyCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
217. Gosh that sounds so...so...turn of the century! How quaint! |
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Riley18 (883 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
223. Yeah...good idea...like when the mining companies |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
224. WTF! Thanks to Bush's stupid tax cuts, that's how the housing bubble started, and |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
227. There's always a new way to help a rich friend out. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:47 AM Response to Reply #227 |
248. I like this post |
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jimmyflint (239 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:33 AM Response to Original message |
229. What do these people do? |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:48 AM Response to Reply #229 |
249. Yes |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
230. Much like the White House |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
238. Yay! Trickle down housing. Trickle down jobs. The 3rd Way highway to the 3rd World. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #238 |
265. lol... the Third World Way... n/t |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:41 AM Response to Reply #265 |
283. +1000! nt |
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midnight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
250. What happened to HAMP? |
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workinclasszero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:56 AM Response to Original message |
252. We will all be living in cardboard shacks |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
253. K&R |
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proReality (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
259. I thought he was supposed to be intelligent. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
261. Hey! Hey! Everyone stop reading the OP and calm down. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #261 |
285. Must. Protect. Predators. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
262. Deleted message |
valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:25 AM Response to Reply #262 |
271. Me, too. nt |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:34 AM Response to Reply #262 |
278. +1 |
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Faith No More (230 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
263. Obama has turned out to be the repug's dream. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
264. Only if you give them a 100% property tax credit for twenty years. It's the least you can do. |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
269. yes.. rent people's homes back to them after they've been foreclosed and evicted |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:43 AM Response to Reply #269 |
284. + 1 ! |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
272. ... and we're ( slowly?) on our way back to 'only property owners can vote' ... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #272 |
391. This has been proposed, several times recently, by Rethugs. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
275. He can kiss my ass |
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democrank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
280. Hey.....I may have a better idea. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
282. I don't have a problem with this. People aren't buying, there's a market glut. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:19 PM Response to Reply #282 |
394. That's how we got here. No one gives a shit. n/t |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
286. That is a completely Un-American plan. Obama is turning out to be very corrupt. (nt) |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
288. FHA REOs should be given to local housing authorities as rentals. |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
290. That won't further strengthen the caste system. Surely not... |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
296. This is nothing more than trickle down economics. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #296 |
299. I'm reading some crazy shit right here on DU. |
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davidwparker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
298. This. Man. Is. Clueless. n/t |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #298 |
301. I will not stand for this any more. |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
300. "Save housing market" for who? |
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on point (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
302. How about the wealthy just realize their losses instead of us bailing them out? |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #302 |
303. Why do you hate America? |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
305. I can rent 7800 square feet with marble countertops and stainless appliances for $400 a month? |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #305 |
321. You hit right on the head. The rental market will be damaged by this. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
306. Will there be ROBO-SIGNING RENTAL FRAUD allowed? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #306 |
415. Yeah, the only "landlady" will be "Linda Green"... |
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Maven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
309. Modern-day feudalism! |
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on point (613 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
311. Let them eat cake.... |
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mntleo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
314. They already tried that with Section 8 ... |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
315. The Simpson-Bowles recommendations call for getting rid of the |
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greiner3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
319. Wasn't this part of THE plan all along? |
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LuvNewcastle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
322. How about a new Homestead Act? |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
328. He is clueless. |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
330. Where Friedman and Rand are the gods, |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 01:54 PM Response to Original message |
335. Why not drop the rate and try keeping the actual homeowners in the property |
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haele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
347. I don't think he understands the concept of rental property. |
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susanwy (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:52 PM Response to Reply #347 |
373. +1000 |
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louis-t (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
359. This is already being done. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
360. Amazing that every idea to "help the poor" also involves making the rich richer. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:26 PM Response to Reply #360 |
380. Actually, every idea to help the poor DID enrich the many layers the money went thru. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:56 PM Response to Reply #380 |
428. Trickling to bureaucracies is different than enriching people. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:11 PM Response to Reply #360 |
445. Since when is keeping housing prices up a move to help the poor? |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #445 |
446. You miss my irony. |
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NCcoast (114 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
362. And we'll call them the 'Landed Gentry' |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
367. this guy is as clueless as the last guy was dumb....... |
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TransitJohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:49 PM Response to Original message |
370. How many weeks in Iraq and Afghanistan is $140 Billion? |
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Zax2me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #370 |
376. Exactly. GET US OUT. |
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Fire Walk With Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
372. That's what I thought they were already doing, and look where we are. |
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tawadi (631 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
379. Sure. And we're still awaiting new jobs from those corporations hoarding trillions |
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NICO9000 (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
381. President Clueless |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
382. Are people recommending this because they think it's a good idea? |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:58 PM Response to Reply #382 |
399. I don't think so. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
383. Deleted message |
frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
386. Dean Baker (leftist economist) suggested a version of this |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:58 PM Response to Reply #386 |
389. dean baker didn't suggest having private equity firms buy up foreclosures on the cheap. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:32 PM Response to Reply #389 |
397. Indeed he didn't (the banks would be the landlords in his case), but ... |
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indurancevile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:47 PM Response to Reply #397 |
423. i don't care what ezra klein says. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:20 PM Response to Reply #423 |
425. Intelligent response: he didn't write the article |
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Marnie (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
387. I knew that the Repocons had some reason for wanting people |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
400. Renting should be against the law!!!! |
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man4allcats (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
404. Does this guy ever think about what he's saying? |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
406. This could work! |
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BigDemVoter (169 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
412. Hell! |
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emsimon33 (904 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
414. How can we support this whore for a 2nd term????? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 01:47 PM Response to Reply #414 |
442. The government OWNS the houses now! |
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pansypoo53219 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
417. you CAN'T re-inflate a popped bubble. |
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wundermaus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
419. That is the most asinine thing the President could say. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
420. Don't forget FDC Chairman Sheila Bair's suggestion that homeowners who were |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 10:31 PM Response to Reply #420 |
426. Thank you for that reminder of Bair's idea. |
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Sugar Smack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-11-11 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
421. We can save water by putting ice cubes in it. |
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Vanje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
431. kick. nt |
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Dawgs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 08:18 AM Response to Original message |
434. kick. |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
438. WHAT? What the.... |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Aug-12-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
444. This country is so beyond fucked. Wait until the infrastructure crumbles even further, what a |
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