The other bailout he was talking about had even more government involvement

Apr 6, 2020
11:31:24am

crack All-American

with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buying plenty of mortgages. Without the government there to buy a bunch of that crap, the housing bubble would have never happened.

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Financial Times basically saying capitalism sucks. This op-ed been discussed

Iman23

4/6/20 10:54am

All government will be in inept. Just need to keep our less inept system in place.

Turnpike Lane

4/6/20 10:57am

That should tell you all you need to know about the media

travelcoug

4/6/20 11:08am

Capitalism *does* suck. It's just better than the other alternatives.

ReyOso

4/6/20 11:08am

Hot take incoming: we could try a mixed system.

joelvandyne

4/6/20 11:14am

I agree with you. Here in SF, people want the government to run housing. . .

ReyOso

4/6/20 11:20am

We already do. No country ever has lifted so many people out of poverty.

travelcoug

4/6/20 11:24am

Not really a fair characterization this time around.

BLT-Coug

4/6/20 11:16am

The other bailout he was talking about had even more government involvement

crack

4/6/20 11:31am

This is an honest question.

Kluneberg

4/6/20 11:50am

Testing would not have been hindered by the FDA and CDC. People social distance

jvquarterback

4/6/20 1:40pm

If people are choosing to social distance on their own instead of under mandate

Kluneberg

4/6/20 4:26pm

Sweden and some other countries will show us what will happen in a free society

jvquarterback

4/6/20 5:19pm

RE: Sweden and some other countries will show us what will happen in a free

Kluneberg

4/6/20 8:27pm

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