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Would be such fun!

There is some truth to what you say. But...

How about the family that had no choice to buy a 400k house because the market inflated to a point where it was next to impossible to find a decent place for what they could afford? I am not saying that this was the case all of the time but there is certainly a large portion of the problem loans out there where this was indeed the case.

I think the bank does have a level of responsibility as does the borrower. The types of loans that were being pedaled were just irresponsible on so many levels especially the alt a and subprime that were pushed by the investment banks.

Mortgage rates are close to the lows of last year again and arm products are lower in many cases.

If investors want yield, they are going to have to lend money. Its as simple as that. That is why we are seeing Mbs and Cmbs offerings that we didn't see even last fall...and there is more to come.

Don't fight the fed Randall. ;)

LOL - that's funny if you believe it.

yeah the government and wallstreet collapsed the entire economy :zz:

as I said, nobody accepts any personal responsibility.

max out 10 credit cards and its the credit companys fault, right?

its about 75% liberals and 80% idiots.

just an FYI, gas prices are not high in America.

B/c of low taxation on gas. You can't do an apples to apples comparison to Europe or anywhere else. And yes gas prices are indeed quite a bit higher than they were 10 or 5 years ago. And that has more to do with the devaluation of our currency than anything else.

in my opinion, if a person is going to buy a house they should be educated enough on what they can spend. Just because lenders are like used car salesmen, they still dont force you to sign on the line.

The family that spent 400k had options. Shoot, renting is a better option than buying a house that is 200k more than you can pay for and you will get forclosed on.

most everything is more expensive now than 10 years ago, except laptops and flat screens. We are spoiled to expect $2 gas prices for a gallon. Gas is really not that high.... if we were pushing 6 dollars per gallon I'd agree that they were too high. I only spend $30 on gas per week as it is now.

That's nice for you. I want a pony.

i'm sorry but $3.61 per gallon is not expensive for 2011.

Who are you to decide what is expensive for gas?

so gas prices are just expected to never increase? is that what you are implying?

Not at all. I just like your certitude. You are c.ocksure. And silly.

so we should still be paying a buck fifty like we were 21 years ago?

and they're not supposed to be affected by all the shi.t going on in the middle east? ya know, the place where a lot of oil comes from.

You should set prices. I bet you would be a blast on SuperMarket Sweep as well.

what needs to happen are alternative energy sources. its ridiculous that in this day and age we are so dependent on oil, that we buy from people who hate us.

Now that i agree with. Except because they hate us, I feel strongly we should take it from their cold dead hands.

It would be nice if those corporate slaves would vote on a switch to natural gas. We have over 100 years worth and could transition to clean energy in the process.

But no...they are owned by the private military complex and big oil. Have to keep ruffling feathers in the middle east and north africa. Every country on this planet with a majority of brown people want to kill us for our "freedom"

That's why I laughed at the memorial day thread. Most of you are fake patriots.