Comments on: How One Lawmaker Wants To Make It Harder Not Easier For Some To Get A Home

By: Joshua Dorkin

Joshua Dorkin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:26:32 +0000

@Ben – Do you think everyone should own a home, even if they can’t afford it?

By: ben huynh

ben huynh — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 15:31:17 +0000

Do we try to promote “home ownership” for “disadvantage” people ?

By: Joshua Dorkin

Joshua Dorkin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:42:07 +0000

I think that is what David was implying, Brendan. He and President Obama were certainly instrumental in encouraging the subprime loans in their meetings with Fannie and Freddie.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:38:56 +0000

One of those key instigators being Barney Frank! The problem is that the media does not want to expose him. But Frank encouraged subprime loaning to people who couldn’t afford the payments (not giving those loans was “racist”), resisted attempts to reform Fannie and Freddie and insisted they were in great shape long after they started to fall apart.

By: David K

David K — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:58:13 +0000

I’m still confused how some of the instigators of the entire sub-prime crisis are still in office and forming policy on housing.