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In Defense of Madness

6 November 2008

Remember when YOU saved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Well, apparently your generosity knows no bounds. In response to taxpayer demands, the Justice Department is currently investigating whether there was any wrong doing leading up to the collapse of the mortgage industry. And naturally, executives at companies like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are scrambling [...]

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Congratulations! YOU saved Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac!

9 September 2008

The federal takeover of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – some call it the “nationalization” of the mortgage industry – is finally happening. Congrats to you, John and Suzy Taxpayer! You did it! Oh yeah, it couldn’t have happened without your tax dollars. The takeover comes at a cost of $200 billion (with a [...]

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