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2. This is the kind of thing that makes me so angry

Sun Sep 8, 2013, 02:08 AM

Sep 2013

I see red.

If we treated a senior relative like this, they'd certainly charge us with a crime. The city should be protecting its seniors from such predators.

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Man owed $134 in property taxes. The District sold the lien to an investor who foreclosed [View all] Catherina Sep 2013 OP

This is fucking disgusting. CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2013 #1

This is the kind of thing that makes me so angry Generic Other Sep 2013 #2

So what I want to know is why can't Obama bomb these guys? R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #3

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #8

Since you are changing the subject, it's worth asking: Were those children killed by Obama's drones, AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #14

Shabby idea, wrong impulse deciding to post this photo here. Judi Lynn Sep 2013 #16

horrific bits of reality... R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #41

Also, why the f--- are private investors collecting public debts? BlueCheese Sep 2013 #6

There is more to this story. bvar22 Sep 2013 #39

That's what I thought and that's what doesn't make liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #40

This is an example of where government gets abusive joeglow3 Sep 2013 #45

They've been running infomercials on how to get fabulous properties TheDebbieDee Sep 2013 #54

This is how it's getting in America and it's tearing the nation apart davidn3600 Sep 2013 #4

Thanks, david AAO Sep 2013 #10

+100000000 woo me with science Sep 2013 #33

This is a rotten country, for sure. nt SammyWinstonJack Sep 2013 #36

+1 Gemini Cat Sep 2013 #44

America isn't even a country anymore, it's a predatory corporation. No joke, RKP5637 Sep 2013 #52

I've heard of HOAs who do the same thing. BlueCheese Sep 2013 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #7

We need to know about this BEFORE the foreclosure. AAO Sep 2013 #9

These auctions go on constantly. There's always another person you can help. Chan790 Sep 2013 #12

Good post. We would all be investing in our future! AAO Sep 2013 #32

You're so right. Any number of people would leap to help if they only knew. Judi Lynn Sep 2013 #17

Right StrayKat Sep 2013 #22

Thinking further.... (look out!) AAO Sep 2013 #34

I was thinking the same thing. I would've sent him the money to save his home. cui bono Sep 2013 #43

this is an ugly side of American capitalism at it's most rapacious Swagman Sep 2013 #11

This sounds very reasonable PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #20

That's the way it ought to work. hunter Sep 2013 #25

It's worth noting that the article is the first of a 3-part series, LIENS, LOSS AND PROFITEERS: AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #13

du rec. xchrom Sep 2013 #15

So rotten knowing this is happening. How could a sane person want to do this to someone? Judi Lynn Sep 2013 #18

Why is it legal ... surrealAmerican Sep 2013 #19

The taxing authority wants their money. Where it comes from is of no concern to them. Buns_of_Fire Sep 2013 #23

I knew someone whose mother lost her home this way xmas74 Sep 2013 #21

I have no words. CrispyQ Sep 2013 #24

Sounds like something a Democratic Mayor of DC would want to change. aikoaiko Sep 2013 #26

I'll never understand dickthegrouch Sep 2013 #27

I suspect that part of the article is wrong, somehow. BlueCheese Sep 2013 #28

It does work that way with a bank whopis01 Sep 2013 #37

It's not theft when rich respectable godfearing businesspeople people do it, silly. nt killbotfactory Sep 2013 #42

This is a great opportunity... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2013 #29

G0d bless Ahmeddicca ...the great satan ...where we feed upon our own. n/t L0oniX Sep 2013 #30

Tax liens used to be a good deal for small investors csziggy Sep 2013 #31

DC is fucked up in this regard. flvegan Sep 2013 #35

Yea, and just how exactly did this morph to such hideous proportions? Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #38

Bookmarking for reference mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2013 #46

K&R! TeamPooka Sep 2013 #47

This is some evil shit. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #48

I can barely type without launching into a tirade of obscenities 47of74 Sep 2013 #49

Steve Berman, the greedy pig who took an old sick man's home Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #50

Subhuman shit hole asses! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2013 #51

That is fucked up gopiscrap Sep 2013 #53