Comments on: Congress Still Trying to Clean Up Housing Mess on Taxpayers’ Dime

By: First Time Home Buyers Are Cry-Babies

First Time Home Buyers Are Cry-Babies — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:20:12 +0000

[...] I’ll just say upfront that I’m not a fan of the Act. I personally don’t think that it’s good policy for a lot of reasons. Primarily, I am not keen on bailing out an industry that dug its own grave. [...]

By: The Middle Class in America Isn’t Happy

The Middle Class in America Isn’t Happy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:10:25 +0000

[...] in the news these days are those folks who cannot afford housing. The proportion of families who spend more than 35% of income on housing has quadrupled in a single [...]

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:51:31 +0000

I am so glad my husband and I scrimped and saved and got ourselves crammed into this tiny little house we could afford, so that our tax dollars could help others live in $600,000 homes without having to sacrifice the way we did. (/sarcasm)

By: becky

becky — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:20:40 +0000

Maybe they’re looking at Cali? Median prices are way higher here. But, yeah, they should’ve been a little more careful about qualifying people. As it is, I don’t stand a chance to buy a home here. And I don’t want to subsidize others getting in over their heads.

By: Casey

Casey — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:29:23 +0000

Since I was priced out of the housing market years ago, this is one of the few situations I will be glad to benefit from the ineffectiveness of our Government.