Goddamnit, government...

[panic_azimuth]

*Note, currency exchange rates in the following rant fluctuate based on the to-the-second value of the worthless, worthless dollar.

The Senate has decided to allocate $300 billion to bailing people out of the idiotic mortgages that caused the housing crisis.I got it, the recession sucks and those of you who aren't in the World's Happiest Third

Comments

[coercedbynutmeg]

I agree with you!!! The problem though is that the congresspeople (some of whom are guilty of the same exact shit -Laura Richardson of CA and Chris Dodd of CT, to name two) are to the point where they figure ALL taxpayers are guilty of lying and inflating and so a bailout makes sense to them. As one of the millions who HAVEN'T engaged in this fraud and bullshit, I totally resent this, but what can be done about it? I will vote to remove incumbents and keep Obama out but my efforts will probably be in vain.

[panic_azimuth]

I'm stocking up on weapons and ammo, so that when there's finally an uprising I can sit in my barricaded condo and drink in peace.

Srsly.

[misti_k]

CAN I A GET AN AMEN!!?!?!?!?!!!

I cannot agree with you more. My husband and I specifically *didn't* buy a house because it wasn't financially prudent for us. Tell me again why I'm supposed to help bail these stupid fuckers out!!??!

[panic_azimuth]

Now that the "Goddamnit Government" post has become a two parter, I've been trying to figure out which pisses me off more, this issue or the issue detailed in part two. It's close. I'm gonna move to Malaysia.

a little more complicated than that

[my_inner_crow]

I've been a home-owner in 4 states, and the rules for why I bought what I bought when I bought weren't set in stone. One time we lived in one of the most affluent communities in the country and couldn't afford any house, let alone one like the house we'd had before, but we'd be penalized with additional real estate taxes of up to 1/3 of the home's value if we sold and did not buy a new house or condo of greater value instead of renting. Another time we lived in a rural community with no viable rental spaces around (i.e. inside plumbing for our toddler). It just about killed us when we bought a new house and ON THE DAY WE SIGNED THE PAPERS my husband lost his job of 10 years due to downsizing! If I wasn't working and didn't have about 3 months worth of monthly expenses saved, we would have defaulted on our loan. My point is this: we can't always presume that we bought more than we could handle given the time and place and situation we found ourselves in