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Snippet: If the definition of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result," then clearly Albert Einstein is not responsible for America's housing policies.
Federal Housing Finance Agency director Mel Watt on Tuesday unveiled new regulations that would make it easier for Americans to buy a house with little or no money down. The rules are aimed at private lenders who opposed a proposal that borrowers make a 20% down payment.
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Topic - "America's housing policy: The definition of insanity" - regmac 07:51:55 10/28/14 (21)
- RE: "America's housing policy: The definition of insanity" - Inmate51 08:51:53 10/29/14 (2)
- Did you learn personal finance at school? - mkuller 12:26:42 10/29/14 (0)
- Who are running the schools? - DRam 12:10:39 10/29/14 (0)
- Could you imagine how your generation would have crashed and burned, without such Gov't crutches? nt - jdaniel@jps.net 20:59:00 10/28/14 (0)
- America apparently has learned very little - jedrider 12:01:46 10/28/14 (1)
- RE: "It'll be different this time". - amioutaline? 12:19:16 10/28/14 (0)
- RE: "America's financial banking industry policy: The definition of insanity" - mkuller 10:56:51 10/28/14 (5)
- RE: "America's financial banking industry policy: The definition of insanity" - Goober58 12:11:55 10/28/14 (4)
- Regulations?... GOVERNMENT regulations?... - musetap 21:16:23 10/28/14 (1)
- What's retro (and supposed to be, but is not, wrong) is that regulations hamper free enterprise - Goober58 12:20:34 10/29/14 (0)
- RE: "America's financial banking industry policy: The definition of insanity" - mkuller 12:39:28 10/28/14 (1)
- RE: "America's financial banking industry policy: The definition of insanity" - Goober58 22:01:24 10/28/14 (0)
- Einstein said no such thing, but what the hell. As far as the policy, though it is troubling, conservatives - tinear 08:08:19 10/28/14 (8)
- I've seen that quote attributed to everyone from Ben Franklin to Einstein. The simple... - regmac 08:31:41 10/28/14 (7)
- Housing is public policy; that is set by politicians. The central tenet of the Republican Party - tinear 10:25:57 10/28/14 (2)
- RE: Housing is public policy; that is set by politicians. The central tenet of the Republican Party - regmac 14:49:21 10/28/14 (1)
- Free Market busts have occurred since Washington. **Reigning in** the Free Market kept your generation safe. - jdaniel@jps.net 21:14:15 10/28/14 (0)
- "When it comes to U.S. housing policy there's plenty of blame to go around." - JoshT 10:24:08 10/28/14 (3)
- Housing Crisis Myths................ - jdaniel@jps.net 21:56:06 10/28/14 (2)
- RE: Housing Crisis Myths................ - regmac 07:14:26 10/29/14 (1)
- Drop the "Dear Boy" condescension, thanks. You're too emotionally attached to the Fox Narrative to believe any - jdaniel@jps.net 07:29:49 10/29/14 (0)