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6. Don't be silly. People buying homes (or gold) at 2-3x recent years prices with the

Thu Feb 9, 2012, 05:41 PM

Feb 2012

notion that "home prices only go up" is a market characteristic.

The banks made it easy because fees were so fat on mortgage originations.

TARP in OCT 2008 came AFTER the bubble popped. The bubble was market based. The fact is people are looking for an easy solution to a bubble problem.

It will take 30 years for that Case-Shiller Index to recover.

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People are outraged? abelenkpe Feb 2012 #1

You know it's bad when people start posting comments on websites about it MrCoffee Feb 2012 #2

"He who has the Gold, makes the Rules." Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #3

Ah yes, The Golden Rule! ArcticFox Feb 2012 #9

Sad, uninformed people. Bubbles pop, home values were insane just like tulips once took banned from Kos Feb 2012 #4

A bailed-out banking system is "the free market"? brentspeak Feb 2012 #5

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Prior to TARP, banks expected they would be bailed out brentspeak Feb 2012 #8

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