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jannyk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:25 AM Original message |
Fannie & Freddie: Buying friends in D.C. |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
1. How many retirement portfolio's are based on Fannie & Freddie |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 08:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That is basically my take on it too |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. This is what I have been saying in another thread and I got flamed for it... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Nit: Fannie was established during the FDR admin |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Bankrupting State Pensions will hurt the little guy |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 10:26 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. yes, they were also the same ones that took on high risk investments aka hedge funds |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. I think this argument can be made about a lot of different things |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 11:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Eliminating corporate personhood would solve a great deal of our |
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Bob Dobbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
6. Shareholders lose everything in the bailout ANYWAY. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 10:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. up the small time investors are the ones going to take it on the chin. nt |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-09-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. A sobering quote from your link: |
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