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| Tue, 10-14-2008 - 9:33pm |
I'm not trying to be smart, or snarky, or anything like that.
| Tue, 10-14-2008 - 9:33pm |
I'm not trying to be smart, or snarky, or anything like that.
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-lol, and to think mccain tried to peg her as an obama groupie
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Well, there you go. As long as the poorest church mouse has an extra $.75 a paycheck, then McCain's plan must be fair. I take it all back. I guess no one could make the argument that anyone was punished under the McCain plan. We're all winners!
as long as that poor church mouse earns a $.75 paycheck, it will have at least $.75 (if not more) under both plans
And thank goodness Paris will be getting that extra $269K! What would America do without her?
are you sure? are you sure Paris makes over 2.9mil per year? on what? from her tv shows? it is income, not wealth that is taxed.
-Kristen
See, I think this where we are being duped. I don't think that there is an overwhelming majority of people walking away from foreclosure. I think this is a myth. It is also a myth that the Fair Housing Act is somehow at the heart of this. If you looked at the statistics, that argument doesn't make sense.
The banks and the financial system took on ridiculous risk. Their hand in this economic collapse is not EQUAL with homeowners. If someone can afford their home at face value but a lower rate, the banks should be COMPELLED to renegotiate. If the banks can afford a small loss, they should be compelled to renogiate. If it is argued that it wouldn't be a total loss for the government, then how can it be a total loss to the banks? If we are injecting the banks with capital, insuring deposits, insuring loans to other banks, etc., then why do we need to absolve these banks of the potential losses associated with this risk?
What is being proposed will neither create more wealth, nor it will it discourage risk. In the free market, failure HAS to be the stick, with profits offered as the carrot. Right now, we are saying, "NO STICK for you!"
TV, movie, cd sales, personal appearances, endorsements, etc. I think that after years of effort and perseverence, she actually earns a living.
By the way, my sarcasm was intended to prove a point that some could argue that they were being punished by getting very little comparitively to the wealthy. When a family struggles with 30% inflation for fuel, and a 15% increase for food, it could feel like a "punishment" to absorb those increases, while the wealty get so much more back.
My sarcasm wasn't intended to be disrespectful to you. I hope it wasn't interpretted that way.
See, I think this where we are being duped. I don't think that there is an overwhelming majority of people walking away from foreclosure. I think this is a myth. It is also a myth that the Fair Housing Act is somehow at the heart of this. If you looked at the statistics, that argument doesn't make sense.
i think it depends where you are / who you know....
we just recently watched a tv program discussing the trend of some people who bought more house than they could afford, who then went and purchased a smaller home (claiming it would be a rental property to qualify for a loan)....they then stop paying on the larger home, forclose, and don't care.....totally irresponsible!
-Kristen
My sarcasm wasn't intended to be disrespectful to you. I hope it wasn't interpretted that way.
i didn't
When a family struggles with 30% inflation for fuel, and a 15% increase for food, it could feel like a "punishment" to absorb those increases, while the wealty get so much more back
yes, inflation is hard to handle at this speed...but no one is / can stop inflation
-Kristen
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I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
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