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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:13 AM Original message |
$760,000 home for a 26 year old making $15.00 per hour. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
1. Fiscal Darwinism in action. Go back to renting, you idiot. |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:35 AM Response to Reply #1 |
50. The kid was stupid |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:00 AM Response to Reply #50 |
54. Lenders acted irresponsibly, but, you have to assume, deliberately. |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:26 AM Response to Reply #54 |
63. I don't ... |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:44 AM Response to Reply #63 |
77. how is that not "deliberate"? |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #77 |
132. Not a "deliberate" plan;.. |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #63 |
138. A lot of those mortgage companies are failing |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:09 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. Well... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:03 AM Response to Reply #54 |
85. They saw a nice racket, and ran with it. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:38 AM Response to Reply #54 |
96. Bingo! You can understand a clueless borrower, but there is no such |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:15 AM Response to Reply #50 |
73. You've summed it up in a few paragraphs.. |
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Clark2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:26 AM Response to Reply #73 |
89. I have a Wells Fargo loan. |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #89 |
119. If any of these lending institutions |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:38 AM Response to Reply #50 |
148. NO NO NO |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
137. Oooh, being judgmental! How very human of you! |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. sucker!! |
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daninthemoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. Bet he had some killer parties though. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. And how many will coldly call him a sucker? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. He's 26 yrs old!! Not exactly a teenager...sorry but that's just dumb! |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Pffff 26 is still a very impressionable young adult. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:26 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. LOL! I'd kick his ass if he was my son! |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. LOL |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:33 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. pft, a young women so inclined could have 1/2 a dozen kids by 26... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:42 AM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Having 6 children and making sound credit decisions are different. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
32. Actually, having 6 kids IS an UNSOUND credit decision! |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #32 |
92. no props for Catholicism is see... |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #22 |
93. yes dear... |
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SteelPenguin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:01 AM Response to Reply #17 |
55. Well according to the Bush yardstick |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:28 AM Response to Reply #55 |
64. Good one! nt |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:32 AM Response to Reply #55 |
68. The Republican yardstick is if it happened before today |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #55 |
94. by 'the bush yardstick' filthy old new england money trumps common sense... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:28 AM Response to Reply #10 |
65. Look at it this way..... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:32 AM Response to Reply #10 |
91. Deleted message |
Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:28 PM Response to Reply #91 |
141. I don't know, in Bluebear-land we don't call people "retards" either. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
115. He's my age. And I would never- not in a million years- even consider buying a $700K house. |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:46 AM Response to Reply #6 |
25. Eh. In the real estate feeding frenzy it probably seemed like a good idea |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 11:48 AM Response to Reply #6 |
155. But haven't' we learned in recent years that "youthful indiscretions" can occur up to age 40? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #4 |
7. No cure for stupid, except maybe a kick in the ass. He got his kick in the ass. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Coldly and gladly raising my hand. |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
37. What about the creep who got him the loan? |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:58 AM Response to Reply #37 |
83. My first thought too....he lied to the lender? |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:10 AM Response to Reply #83 |
107. I'm sure he never intended to pay the payments |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #37 |
100. He was a jerk, for sure... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:25 AM Response to Reply #20 |
44. THANK YOU |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
66. He wasn't stupid.. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
86. There have been suckers since time began |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:39 AM Response to Reply #4 |
21. How could he even begin to look at his |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 05:51 AM Response to Reply #21 |
45. he got suckered by an ARM |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #45 |
80. Well I don't see it |
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ngant17 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:27 PM Response to Reply #80 |
130. I'm getting those same numbers, too |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #21 |
108. He wasn't planning to live there |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
48. astrology doesn't consider you an adult until you're 28 (or whenever |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:42 AM Response to Reply #48 |
76. Many Romans were grandparents by age 28 |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:27 PM Response to Reply #76 |
136. Yep, and most were dead by 40. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
49. Here's the *MOST IMPORTANT* piece of advice for everyone in every circumstance: |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:21 AM Response to Reply #4 |
87. oh, come on. We were his age when we bought our house. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #87 |
104. Yes, he made a bad decision, took a giant risk, and lost. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #87 |
110. I had bought and sold two houses by that age |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #110 |
133. But we had to compete with this guy and paid inflated prices |
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MLFerrell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
90. Hey, I'm the same age... |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
113. It isn't all his fault but c'mon, do the math (n/t) |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
120. Yes, Bluebear, you're correct... |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:57 AM Response to Reply #120 |
150. He most certainly deserves the majority of the blame |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
149. I won't call him a sucker but he's responsible for the fix he's in |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
5. Dumb Fuck! - $15.00 an hr for a $800K house? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:22 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. This was going on everywhere for the past two years. Anyone could get a mortgage of any size. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:28 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. So that means we should all get one? |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:04 AM Response to Reply #16 |
56. If you could time your purchase and sale right, you could have made $100,000 or more. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #56 |
124. A lot of people on this thread who are blaming this guy are forgetting that part |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
109. More like the past ten years. |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:22 AM Response to Original message |
8. this guy was just bloody stupid |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
11. I feel bad for the guy, but at least part of this was HIS fault! |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Thank you for your kindness, napi. |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I asked a HS teacher friend of mine that too. I didn't actually go as far as |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:44 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. It's a complete disgrace. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:41 AM Response to Reply #18 |
97. If they receive their statements online, they are probably watching |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #97 |
116. That's fine. I rarely write checks anymore either, but does he |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
14. There were even shows pimping house churning on cable |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:36 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. yep, there's a 24yr old here in town that had some 7+ properties all up in the air... |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. 'Nightline' featured a young guy with 1 million in debt... bought about 15 homes with 'liar' loans |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:06 AM Response to Reply #26 |
35. That's what happens when 'credit reporting' takes the place of 'due diligence' |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 12:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
156. Oh snap! |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:43 AM Response to Original message |
23. Okay, I don't really have a lot of sympathy for him |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:53 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. It was the boss who counseled him who is in prison for marijuana sales, not him |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:58 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. You're right |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:32 AM Response to Reply #30 |
67. It's called a "stated income" loan.. |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:52 AM Response to Reply #27 |
52. Sounds like they were both using too much of the guy's product. |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
28. Those blaming the victim (as usual) might want to wonder how much the boss got |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:59 AM Response to Reply #28 |
33. It's not all blaming the victim |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:08 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Well, cons are not only liars, they are often very good liars. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:56 AM Response to Reply #36 |
81. There you said it. "...gullibility, ignorance, or basic decency of the victim". I think |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:33 AM Response to Reply #28 |
38. mostly they are saying he bears some responsibility |
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ConsAreLiars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:58 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. A 40-year old who gets scammed by some operative is also not a child. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:39 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I am 50 |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:42 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Exactly what I was thinking. |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:05 AM Response to Reply #40 |
57. Me too. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:58 AM Response to Reply #40 |
101. It is so peculiar to me |
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Recovered Repug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:05 AM Response to Reply #28 |
46. The victim? |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:15 AM Response to Reply #28 |
58. And another point to keep in mind... |
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StrongBad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #28 |
117. Sorry |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
142. funny thing you mention Saudi... |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:54 AM Response to Original message |
29. Greed is snagging a whole shitload of people here in Florida, too. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:18 AM Response to Reply #29 |
59. "The Devil Is a Busy Man" |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:36 AM Response to Reply #29 |
95. I know a guy in Florida w/wife |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:58 AM Response to Original message |
31. It's scary how much impossible credit is being shoved down our throats |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:06 PM Response to Reply #31 |
126. There is going to be several generations of people.. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:02 AM Response to Original message |
34. His objective was to get rich quick. But there are risks! LOL |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
39. How much did his boss make on this deal? |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
53. That is the unasked/unanswered question in this article. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 03:57 AM Response to Original message |
41. unbelievable! |
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Broadslidin (949 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #41 |
60. Thank You Shireen, for Providing the Detroit News mortgage fraud report. |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:26 AM Response to Reply #41 |
62. Key sentence: "Unscrupulous lenders, sometimes with the cooperation of borrowers and sometimes .... |
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nightrider767 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
47. I sort of admire the guy |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:37 AM Response to Reply #47 |
69. but... |
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AlertLurker (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
51. Old Rules - 3.5 X annual income = max. loan |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:38 AM Response to Reply #51 |
70. When I bought my first house, it was 2.5 times your annual income |
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AlertLurker (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:49 AM Response to Reply #70 |
78. Understood - same here. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:20 AM Response to Original message |
61. I wonder how much of a kickback the boss got. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
71. This is either bank stupidity or fraud |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
72. The kid was dumb and naive, but he was certainly taken advantage of |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:30 AM Response to Reply #74 |
112. That would be "Retards-*f;-Us" |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:28 PM Response to Reply #112 |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #74 |
147. I REALLY dislike that word being used -- I think it should be against DU rules |
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MetaTrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
75. I've got a dozen or so family members living in those same suburbs |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #75 |
79. This is what stuns me too: I know SO MANY people who can't possibly |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:57 AM Response to Original message |
82. Do they even build homes fo the middle class anymore? |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
84. mortgages gone wild....hey, profit while you can and fuck the future |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
88. very sad |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:44 AM Response to Original message |
98. Why would his boss |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:08 AM Response to Reply #98 |
105. It goes something like this: |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:57 PM Response to Reply #105 |
139. I see that, |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
99. what was his monthly mortgage? was it an arm or interest only? |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
102. The P.T. Barnum method of home ownership. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
103. He is not a kid |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 11:07 AM Response to Reply #103 |
152. Exactly! |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
106. I worked for a construction company once and had the same experience. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
111. What's clear is that the taxpayer can't be expected to bail out reckless buyers and lenders |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
114. you don't have to be a financial wizard to figure out thats a really, really bad idea. |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
118. Doesn't Feingold want to bail this guy out? |
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SyntaxError (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
121. sounds like something I would do... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
122. what a fucking dumbass! |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
125. There's a sucker born every minute... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
127. I see this as a failure of our education system to teach basic personal finance |
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CRF450 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
128. What a dumbass, he should'v known full well he cant afford that with that kind of income |
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Jersey Devil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
129. Whattya wanna bet his boss had an interest in the housing development? |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
131. This is the crux of the crisis |
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Hawaii Hiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
134. There may be OTHER variables: |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
135. One hell of a boss. What next, to go play with a sander without wearing eyegoggles? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-28-07 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
143. could it be a scam with the builder and his employees? |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
144. Another disgusting thread |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 07:39 AM Response to Reply #144 |
145. You are assuming he was somehow swindled |
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BadgerLaw2010 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 08:20 AM Response to Reply #144 |
146. He didn't accidentally buy a $700K house on $15/hour income. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 10:51 AM Response to Reply #146 |
151. i.e. He was too stupid for his own good, and the lender was at fault for |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 11:11 AM Response to Reply #151 |
153. But he lied |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-29-07 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
154. Get Rich Quick schemes |
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