This video perfectly illustrates the deterioration in the quality of the policy discussion in the country today. Issues surrounding the government’s role in housing finance are serious and hugely important in people’s lives. The name calling and shouting illustrated in this video drowns out the attempt to have the necessary thoughtful discussion. Come on people! [...]
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Archive | October 3, 2008
Shifting the blame from subprime lenders and Wall Street to the victims
October 3, 2008
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It’s to be expected. Anti-government pundits and apologists for predatory lenders are spinning hard, trying to shift the blame for the mortgage crisis from bad lending policies brought about by Wall Street in cahoots with predatory lenders and onto the modest attempts by the government to deal with discriminatory home loan practices. This argument was [...]
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