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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:32 PM Original message |
How will I get a house now? (Thank you Senate a-holes) |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. Waking up to corporate predation? |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes, far better that those people all lose their homes. "They lost". |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I personally hope he does. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I'm not interested in "helping the economy" in this case. |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. That's not part of the plan |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #4 |
46. Hell yeah! |
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lakeguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. you sound like someone who already owns a home |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. It shouldn't be an either or. I hope you get your house. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Well said. |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Offense taken. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Pffff worrying about all your tax dollars , sounds pretty GOP to me |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 01:26 AM Response to Reply #18 |
56. Holding government accountable is GOP? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. do you think the rest of had our homes handed to us? Since we're older than you we |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 01:31 AM Response to Reply #20 |
58. Exactly my point |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I couldn't afford a house at 25 either. I lived in an expense market too. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. we had to move out of state to buy an actual house. We had a condo in mass |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. I knew dozens of people with underwater mortgages in the last bust. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. we're stuck here for another 5 years and then hopefully we'll be headed down your way. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 10:19 PM Response to Reply #28 |
49. Come to the Inner East Bay... |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. i am really looking forward to living someplace walkable again, as much as i make fun of Meffa |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. Bluebear, see, the difference is that your hostility is soundly directed. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. you should have bought "Pre-mania" and since you didn't you also took a risk by waiting. |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Ignoring the "mania coming in 3 months" alerts. |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. I'm 25, pre-mania I was in high school |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. You could have been working 9 years now saving for a down payment, so sorry. |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. I could have saved every year |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #15 |
43. I was in my mid 30's before |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:47 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. The OP is only 25. He wouldn't have been able to get a loan 10 years ago. |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 01:12 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. "buy some cheap land which has potential " |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #54 |
64. Well, don't necessarily buy it to live on |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. This bill should not pass |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 07:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Yes, people were sooo irresponsible because they didn't read the fine print. |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
65. Well the fine print is not just there for decoration. 'Caveat emptor' and all that. |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
69. I'm with you on this Bluebear. I blame the sellers more than the buyers |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 07:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
77. The buyers were idiots. n/t |
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silverojo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Speaking of responsibility |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Well said. nt |
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boomerbust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #13 |
41. love the avatar |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 07:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
78. That's the dumbest damned thing |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Loan officers are supposed to be licensed professionals. |
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bbinacan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
79. That's bullshit. n/t |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
30. But we can bail out Bearn and Sterns, I am really missing the logic here |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. 'Why is it that this is reminding me of the GOP MO?' - because it is exactly their MO. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
48. Problem is that many kids take the kool aid, even today |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 01:29 AM Response to Reply #30 |
57. What?! Who said anything about a Bear bailout? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. you're 25 and you're bitching because you can't buy a house...? |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:01 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. I work my ass off for a decent salary |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. i worked my ass off for a decent paycheck too- doing high-rise construction work in chicago... |
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WindRiverMan (693 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. WTF ...why are you living there? |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. we're halfway to what you have... |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 03:28 PM Response to Reply #45 |
66. Sounds like it's awash with job opportunities |
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Super Soaker Sniper (332 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
32. At 25 I was living rent free, |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #32 |
63. this generation's sense of entitlement boggles the mind... |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Pretty dishonest of you |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 05:40 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. oh really...? |
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rox63 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
24. I'm 45 and I was finally able to buy a condo 3 years ago |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
25. gee maybe yu could move somewhere housing is more affordable on YOUR budget? nt |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:11 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. You mean away from my family? |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. plenty of us did just that because we lived in expensive areas and couldn't to buy a house. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Some of us even moved across borders |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:34 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. my bil did that, he came here from Iran in 1980 with not much but he's worked really hard |
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FlyingTiger (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 02:42 AM Response to Reply #33 |
62. Gosh, you mean you might not get to have EVERYTHING you want? |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:34 PM Response to Reply #33 |
73. why would you move away from your wife and kids? bring them with??? |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
31. I can certainly see your point |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. Shove it up yer bootstraps, binkie |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
42. "Make the damn banks forgive the loans" |
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LittleBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #42 |
55. Actually, I do. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 02:01 AM Response to Reply #55 |
59. Well then |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
47. Well if your into swooping in on someone's tragedy run down to the courthouse and make a fucking bid |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 11:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. Exactly. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-24-08 11:45 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. arg. yes! |
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SahaleArm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 02:16 AM Response to Original message |
60. You should have jumped on the Ninja ARM + Heloc gravy train years ago. |
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FlyingTiger (340 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
61. Wow, somebody call the waaaaaahmbulance. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
68. why do you hate America? |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
70. You have a valid point, but you put it very badly. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
71. I am on your side, Little Blue |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #71 |
74. The people in trouble now, "girrrrrl", are not those that bought houses in 1960 |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:30 PM Response to Original message |
72. well you could wait until your 30s, save like crazy and put 20% down??? |
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hogwyld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-25-08 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
75. Spoiled much? |
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