On 9/8/2014 10:51 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 8 Sep 2014 20:57:25 -0700, "Pico Rico" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 9/8/2014 3:26 PM, sf wrote:
>>>
>>>> We floated through the housing mess unscathed too, but we also chose
>>>> not to blame the victims.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Some were victims, others dove in and bought houses they could not afford.
>>> 60 Minutes had a good segment and they had people that signed on for
>>> mortgage payments close to their take home pay. "My sister said she'd
>>> help me with the payments, but she didn't"
>>>
>>> I'd classify them as co-conspirators, not victims.
>>
>> The victims were the taxpayers who acted prudently and then got nailed for
>> bailouts of one form or another.
>>
> We bailed out Wall Street and the auto industry. Are you mad about
> that too?
>
>
It was unfortunate but completely prudent and necessary at the time.