> >of course, i could "choose" to be a renter
> instead, and pay off someone else's mortgage.
> >double duh...
> But a lot of us made exactly that choice Jon -- we chose
> not to try and buy because we thought it was too risky and
> we weren't sure we'd be able to afford it in the
> future. Granted, if I have a choice (which I may not)
> I'd rather see my tax dollars go to home owners, event
> those who possibly made unwise choices, than to banks and
> financial institutions. But honestly, I'd rather not
> have to bail out either ...
> Olin
paying off the loan sharks hurts more, olin, but my alternative is to throw
money down a hole to pay off my landlord's mortgage.
why people mind paying taxes that benefit all of us (except for wars and
bureaucratic waste) and don't mind the banks, brokers, and financial managers
ripping us all off, is beyond me.
as a socialist i would like to see more government programs like the g.i. bill,
which made it possible for me to buy my first property, and from that i was
able to buy a house. i would have been less likely to default without the
balloon payment, but i was lucky and flipped it in time to buy another house
for cash.
why should i have the luck of the draw and all those other suckers that caught
when the bubble collapsed are losing their homes?
the troll would say i should give him my house to appease my guilt, but he just
likes to bait anyone who refute his laissez faire, libertarian, ayn randian
rants.
jon
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