AK-74me
"Typical White Person"
My Way News - Housing aid bill clears key Senate hurdle
As we continue to reward the dumb and worthless.
As we continue to reward the dumb and worthless.
$300 Billion Bail Out Clears The Senate
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Lenny
Lovin' being Texican
...or two-thirds of the Congress alone without the President.
awpitt
Main Streeter
True. In which case, the Prez is most likely on the wronge side of the issue. These days, it's pretty hard to get two-thirds for an override in both houses of Congress.
Lenny
Lovin' being Texican
It's still an election year with lots of seats contested. Doesn't take too much of an inducement to pander to 15 to 30 million voters.
awpitt
Main Streeter
There are a lot of people out there who should've known better then to get into some of these sub-prime loans; however, there are also those who honestly relied on the loan officer's "expert" advice on which loan was "best" for them and signed. With all of the predatory loan practices that have been going on, it's kind of hard to lay all the blame on the consumer.So our tax dollars are going to be spent backing gov't insured loans to homeowners that screwed up and didn't pay on a home loan that they shouldn't have gotten and couldn't afford to begin with? Do I have this right?
willie
Well-Known Member
Stupid should be painful.
clevalley
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Vince
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You can't fix stupid---Ron White. I think I got that right, but then it's not rocket science to sit down and figure out that you can't afford a $500,000 home on a Walmart salary. Even normal folks should be able to figure out a budget and see what kind of house payment they can afford. I did it when I bought my home.
AndyMarquisLIVE
New Member
The government's also bailed out banks that had irresponsible lending practices.So our tax dollars are going to be spent backing gov't insured loans to homeowners that screwed up and didn't pay on a home loan that they shouldn't have gotten and couldn't afford to begin with? Do I have this right?
Why should they bail anyone out? For that matter, why should they bail big business out alone?
AndyMarquisLIVE
New Member
91% overrides a veto, easily.
clevalley
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91% overrides a veto, easily.
I know, especially for vote pandering purposes.
MMDad
Lem Putt
91% overrides a veto, easily.
Where do you get 91% out of 83 senators?
willie
Well-Known Member
That's why stupid should be painful. Ignorance should hurt enough so the second test won't cause real pain. An example would be stretching your budget so that you had to get OT to feed the family and vacations were a no-no. That should hurt but with hard work, you can survive it. Stupid is taking out a "liars loan" when there is no way you can repay it unless your boss dies and leaves you the company. Most of the borrowers with the McMansions and the huge losses already had mortgage experience and were being stupid.
chernmax
NOT Politically Correct!!
Bush clearly stated he would Veto this bill!!! Unfortunately Veto's can be overridden by a 2/3 senate vote!!!
Lenny
Lovin' being Texican
He's already admitted he's not a good speller, we already know he's not a good apologizer, and now he's showing he's not a good adder.
BOP
Well-Known Member
I hate numbers; there's too many of them (Beavis & Butthead). Even I was able to figure out how much of a house I could afford. In retrospect, I probably could have gone for a little more house, but that weren't the way I wuz raised.
How damm hard is that?
