http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/09/09/the-sad-saga-of-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-bailout-conventional-wisdom-failed/ Learn, Network, Invest Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:59:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/09/09/the-sad-saga-of-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-bailout-conventional-wisdom-failed/#comment-59941 Bill Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:33:14 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=1333#comment-59941 What is a few more TRILLION? Not billion but TRILLION. I mean really. Let see what has Bush done while in office. Borrowed more funds and increased the deficient more than any President is one of his accomplishments. Got us into an un-winnable war is another. Gave us $4 a gallon gasoline. This one I am sure he is proud of, since it helped so many of his oil buddies. And then there is always the little matter of the housing collapse. Guess who I am voting for. What is a few more TRILLION? Not billion but TRILLION. I mean really. Let see what has Bush done while in office. Borrowed more funds and increased the deficient more than any President is one of his accomplishments. Got us into an un-winnable war is another. Gave us $4 a gallon gasoline. This one I am sure he is proud of, since it helped so many of his oil buddies. And then there is always the little matter of the housing collapse. Guess who I am voting for.

]]> http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/09/09/the-sad-saga-of-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-bailout-conventional-wisdom-failed/#comment-59936 Eric Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:29:22 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=1333#comment-59936 No consequences for the "big salaries"? Last I checked, all of the CEOs were getting fired... Washington Mutual just let theirs go... I've heard this is following suit with other banks, although I must admit I don't know firsthand... No consequences for the “big salaries”? Last I checked, all of the CEOs were getting fired… Washington Mutual just let theirs go… I’ve heard this is following suit with other banks, although I must admit I don’t know firsthand…

]]> http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/09/09/the-sad-saga-of-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac-bailout-conventional-wisdom-failed/#comment-59934 Collene DeAses Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:22:08 +0000 http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/?p=1333#comment-59934 Isn't a sad state of affairs that once again the "middle class" takes he hit and the corporations and their leaders get all the breaks and apparantly no consequences. I for one would like to see the leaders that make all the "big salaries" pay the piper on this and not us... Isn’t a sad state of affairs that once again the “middle class” takes he hit and the corporations and their leaders get all the breaks and apparantly no consequences. I for one would like to see the leaders that make all the “big salaries” pay the piper on this and not us…

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