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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 05:29 PM Original message |
Rescue Sought for Fannie and Freddie |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Set those printing presses to warp speed, Scottie." |
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daleo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Alternatively, Dr. McCoy looks at Freddie Mac |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. this ought to be interesting to see the scam they pull with this |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yes, lets bail them out while their CEO makes |
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Tutonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
4. What abotu the millions of homeowners being foreclosed on? |
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lakeguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. is this that 'free market' |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
7. Fannie and Freddie are stockholder owned companies if I'm not mistaken. |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. yeah, but they also have unique charters to ensure affordable, low cost housing, |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Paulson's Sunday Evening Statement on Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae: Full Text |
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Tutonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Henry Paulson should be made to wear a big sign that reads: |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
9. Fuck'em...let'em drowned..... |
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Lorentz (302 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. "Homeowners" who bought too much home don't need to be bailed out either. |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Freddie and Fannie hold or guarantee $5 TRILLION in mortgage debt |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 01:21 AM Response to Reply #26 |
34. well, they hold not just the debt, but the mortgages, too. So if they had to sell the properties, |
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paparush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-15-08 08:05 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Soothsayer - thank you for pointing that out! :-) |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 09:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
32. Uh.... |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
11. Wait a minute... |
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indypaul (896 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. More of Dr Phil Gramm's "whinners"? |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 07:19 PM Response to Original message |
13. Is this more of that "mental recession" I'm hearing about? |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
15. US Treasury ready to put billions into bailout of America’s mortgage system |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
16. Fannie, Freddie in Talks With Treasury, Fed Over Funding Plans |
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Tutonic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Henry Paulson and Ben Bernake are tweedle dum and tweedle dee |
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bulloney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. More like tweedle dum and tweedle dumber. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. This is the scariest story on the economy that I've ever seen. |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Tomorrow is going to be baaad. |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. CNBC's Jim Cramer on NBC Nightly News says an jump up |
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TroubleMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. Dollar, say hello to the peso. You two will be spending a lot of time together. |
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cal04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Treasury, Fed to help prop up mortgage giants |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. This ought to drive M3 money supply growth well beyond 20%. |
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ozymandius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-13-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. I just love it when American capitalism privatizes profits and socializes losses. |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 05:42 AM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Tell that to post #14...nt |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 06:26 AM Response to Original message |
29. Unfortunately, if the government doesn't bail them out, |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 08:35 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. We Could Simply Seize Them Instead |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 08:39 AM Response to Original message |
31. Privatize the profits, socialize the risk. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-14-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
33. If They Fail, We'll All Be Living in Tent Cities |
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