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RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)
11. That's what I was thinking, too
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 11:25 AM
Dec 2011

Sad but true

Here in Florida it's really bad. Look down the streets and all you see is either a FOreclosure or a For Sale Sign

Create the crisis, lose money, get bailed out, while making profit, then reap a huge profit... liberal N proud Dec 2011 #1
Disaster Capitalism. alfredo Dec 2011 #2
Exactly. Want somewhere to live? Rent from US! Fire Walk With Me Dec 2011 #3
Banksters and Republicans have been doing crap like this all over the world, alfredo Dec 2011 #5
Creating vast Pottervilles all over the United States liberal N proud Dec 2011 #4
That's what I was thinking, too RockaFowler Dec 2011 #11
I Understand Neither the Outrage or On the Road Dec 2011 #6
Reading the article might help TiberiusB Dec 2011 #7
Why are they not just putting that property into HUD? Maybe because they want to involve the jwirr Dec 2011 #16
Didn't know that, Tiberius. truedelphi Dec 2011 #19
Oh they can already rent them out but not without putting a great deal of money into renovations. jwirr Dec 2011 #13
I agree with Tiberius ... aggiesal Dec 2011 #14
Thanks for that info unapatriciated Dec 2011 #21
21st Century Carpetbaggers eyewall Dec 2011 #8
"calling on the Obama administration to reject help from the financial sector, or at least limit its leeroysphitz Dec 2011 #9
k n r /nt joshguitar Dec 2011 #10
While I believe the government should be doing this with the empty houses as long as we have jwirr Dec 2011 #12
+1,000. Thanks, I didn't know those details. freshwest Dec 2011 #20
k&r Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #15
Some fun with math TiberiusB Dec 2011 #17
Capitalists have often arranged the "buy low" part of their program themselves. bemildred Dec 2011 #18
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