Added: 2 years ago
From: AssociatedPress
Views: 10,990
Sort by time | Sort by thread (beta)

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (179)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • im still confused ! in Michigan the home owners in detroit are losing their homes , jobs have been cut , then you no can't pay the morgage because you are trying to get the heat on and but groceries, how does this plan help us , the morgage companies are playing games and acting like they don't know what to do but take your home

  • Look taxpayers. Another Obama program that did the opposite of what was claimed. Sounds like Obama's stimulus and ObamaCare. If his lips are moving, he's bankrupting American and lying!

  • Obama Unveils $75 Billion Mortgage Relief Plan

    AUGUST 1, 2010 SHORTSALE1000

    H.R. 1 FEDERAL REFORM BILL HELPS

    STOPFORECLOSUREFIGHTTHEBANK

    88888FORCE 1-800-270-2928

  • Banks are systemically don't want the house market to improve , they afraid that people say Obama saved the economy .. Hate

  • Obamas "healthcare" plan is epic fail. The finance part is to hard and difficult.

  • I think Congress has allowed for this to happen. They are cosigners to our governmental policies. We have hypocrites leading this country....vote them out!

  • Obama is all lip service. Lenders do not help the borrowers and we all know this. Those of us that have tried and tried to get a loan modification even through hope for homewoners are still losing our homes. Lenders don't give a shit about what Obama has to say they take his incentive money and still don't help the people who are hurting the most. I hope Obama doesn't plan on running for office again, I will NOT BE VOTING FOR HIM AGAIN. He let the American people down.

  • The plan has failed, banks are screwing people every chance they get. They can have their over-price home back. Underwater by $150k....they stand to lose $350k in interest....

    They offered to "Modify" my loan to save me $35/month.

    I am not a speculator....I wanted to own a home and purchased in good faith.

    Fuck em, they can have it.

    -Walking away

  • @Spadadiforza

    I totally agree with you. I am so upside down in my home it hurts. Obama came up with this hope for homeowners program and yet no one I know who has tried to get their loan modified has been successful. I am also ready to walk away, but I will be fucking this house up so it will be worth even less than what they have appraised it for. When I am finished, no one will want it. Fuck Obama, he failed us.

  • I would advise you not to screw it up. The banks can come after you for the damage you cause. Bankruptcy courts can also choose to hold you accountable for that. I do advise not to play their game. They won't talk to you until you're delinquent....why? Why not deal with people that are current on their accounts? Why? Because they are hoping people will remain quiet and compliant.

  • @Spadadiforza

    Bullshit, I know several people who have fucked up their houses and nothing has happened to them. Besides, they cannot prove you have done anything unless they have it on camera or they catch you in the act. If I lose my house, I have friends on standby to have a fuck this house party..lol

  • obama sucks!

  • @Nille00

    You got that right. I hope he doesn't plan on running for office after his term is up. I will not be voting for him next time. He fucked us worst than Bush!

  • Damn....I'm not eligible for this welfare...i guess i screwed up by buying a house i knew i could afford...i guess id have been better buying that house i wanted....

  • You should be shot for understanding your own finances and spending within your means...no wait, then you could't pay the taxes to bail out the idiots..

  • Yeah, you know, responsibility is such an important thing. I mean, like the banks, I would definitely loan out massive amounts of money to people I know can never pay it back, all based on a misguided idea that the price for certain commodities always goes up. Boy, they sure are responsible financial geniuses. And some people say they were reckless! What morons!

  • Mr. Barack Obama is the best the USA, indeed, the world has seen in a while. He (Mr. Barack Obama) has closed the chasm among peoples and nations. He is such a calm and confident figure.

  • What country are you looking at fista10000? Do you think he cares about you? He only cares about POWER! Our socio-economic system is collapsing at the hands of this butcher. America will NEVER be the same!

  • Nobody pay their mortgages ..... f*ck up their plans

  • "smoke weed everyday"

  • white people head over to chimpout com to support our new klan.

  • more like "destroy america some more" bill..

    america needs to wake up... obama is setting up SOCIALISM in america.,...

    hes setting america up for hyperinflation.

  • go obama! thats my nigger!

  • so much for a change

  • You know things are REALLY bad, when Putin and Communist China tell Obama to stop moving toward Socialist ways.

    And Obama ignores them.

  • I think its really bad when a republican administration was in charge until a month ago and republican congress was in power until 2006 and during their time all these stuff happened!

    Had the market been better regulated, there won't be no need for such "socialists" measures.

  • it was socialist policies of the liberal demoncrats that set up this mess. ever heard of the "community reinvestment act"? fannie mae and freddie mac are the liberal socialist banks that allowed credit to be serviced to people who cannot afford a home let alone pay for it!

  • He's the man for the job. His only problem are the dinosaurs that nearly destroyed the country with collateral-free lending...and all these problems existed before he came into office. He is here to clean up the mess--and to clean up those who caused the mess: fat, slobby, gluttonous Americans.

  • ummm...and how is this also NOT collateral-free lending???

  • China now owns all US's debts and bonds.

    end of US is nigh

  • you wish chink.

    china's economy is going down the toilet and singapore's is next. if you don't like it here, get your ass out. nobody wants you here.

    we are watching you.

  • China's economy went down also, but that's only because they own so many of our securities which ALSO went down.

    Ultimately, China is the one who owns so many of our securities.

  • no it's not why. read a book sometime and learn about economics before discussing something you don't understand. u r really from UK, we can see right through you.

  • I think YOU'RE the one who doesn't understand what's happening here.

    Where is the money for these bailouts, economic stimulus or this relief plan coming from?

    It's either from printing money, higher taxes, or BORROWING.

    We sell our securities to China who buys them up and we get the money to make outrageous bills like these which aren't back by real money. It's back by DEBT!

    It's like paying a credit card bill with another credit card!

  • the usa has an incredibly large economy even with the economic downturn is still in the range of $12 trillion annually. The fact that we can print money also enables the us to pay down its debts. the point is not the economy but your premature schadenfreude for the collapse of the USA. The fact is if we crash the rest of the world crashes harder. the fact is none of that will happen and you are just a drama queen.

  • So Why republicans took us to unnecessary Iraq war that has cost us over 700 billion! And how they managed to give two massive tax cuts during Bush administration? I think you the republicans and the conservatives are pissed because you lost. All economy experts know When private sector fails, the government must step in!

    unlike the Iraq war, this money is going to be spent here at home. And the private sector did fail big time!

  • would you rather be dead from a weapon of mass destruction a thousand times worse than september 11, 2001?

  • "All economy experts know When private sector fails, the government must step in!"

    No, only Keynesian economists think that way and there is way too many of them in this country.

    If you research your economic history, there was something called "laissez-faire". That's what our gov't should be doing right now.

    Our gov't allowed the free market to decide during the IT Bubble during 2000-2001, they should have been doing it now after the Housing Bubble.

  • Which "economy experts" have YOU been talking to?

    The gov't stepped in and gave massive bailouts to all the financial services firms and did that do anything? No, they just bought up smaller banks.

    The money is going to be spent here at home? Who cares? It's still spending! Our national deficit is at an all-time high! It's higher than the whole world's GDP combined!

    We got into this mess because of spending! And you think the remedy is to keep on spending???

  • Now is that comment really necessary?

  • We buy all of Chinese exports.They need us too

  • terrible idea obama

  • grow up OBAMA is better than Repbulicans sorry but im sick of people bashing him if you al ldon't like it move out of USA OKI:) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!! Go to middle east because your all acting like them over there biggots and rasict if he was a Rebublican OBAMA you guys was reject him because hes black shame on you you all make me sick!!

  • AnnaRose777, it seems like YOU are the one who has to grow up.

    I don't think you understand what Obama is doing here. Do you know where the $75 billion is coming from? Have you thought of that? The government is either going to print it, borrow it, or tax the American people.

    We know that the Republicans were bad. That's why we expected something better from Obama. This isn't change. It's just more spending and ultimately more debt.

    Don't throw out meaningless accusations like an idiot.

  • Go back to the kitchen

  • Buying yourself out of debt always works. Just ask Russia. :P

  • Republicans continue to champion a luck based existence.... im sick and tired of that shit.

  • Actually, I feel the opposite is the case...but I am still a Democrat.

  • this man is not working out for us. God help him/us!!!!

  • Fist of all, he JUST started his term. Give the guy a chance!! Second, was "W" working out for anyone (except the ultra rich??)

  • Obama isn't blaming the people, he's blaming the banks that gave the loans.

  • OBAMA - Ohhhhshit! Big Assed Mistake, America!

  • Comment removed

  • Republicans are morons.

    Have you seen FOX lately? They never talk about the 2.3 Trillion they lost and the $3 trillion spent in Iraq.

    Republicans are morons, 8 years of greed from them did this.

  • "They never talk about the 2.3 Trillion they lost and the $3 trillion spent in Iraq."

    Ummm...

    The Republicans were opposed to the bailouts and the economic stimulus bill that was passed.

    It hasn't even been 100 days and Obama and the Democrat-controlled has spent almost $3 trillion.

  • youtube "Best scenes of: Team america: world police"...nice hair!!

  • It's the banks fault for loaning.

    Republicans didn't have enough regulations on the banks. Because republicans are morons

  • Sweet, so I get to pay for stupid people taking out loans they cant pay back! SCORE! ... can someone please smack this guy?

  • do you know how much money you payed for for iraq you dumb shit.

  • Yeah ALOT less than Stimulus Bill 1 and now 2. Lets see like 400 something billion less.... dumb shit.

  • Does anybody know what thegas4free.blogspot,com is that Obama has been talking about?

  • Just wait for people to feel the pinch between inflation and tax hikes. $13 per week "rebate" is gone. Apparently the market sees this, why can't Obama and his minions?

  • The liberals seem to be avoiding this video.

    No responses from liberals here.

    Is it because they are laying low and holding their breath waiting for socialism to kick in? Hoping for another handout from guvmint?

    Buy weapons and ammunition (especially ammunition) and plant food. Team up with your family friends and neighbors to knock off the revolutionaries when they get hungry and start foraging for food.

  • This guy is going to spark a tax revolt.

    If he singles out the "losers" to help them, but ignores the people who are actually paying for his redistribution plans, he will totally destroy the tax base in America.

    Watch California to see what is coming to a town near you.

  • MONEY TO THE PEOPLE...... screw giving the bail out money to ANY Wall Street Co - Give the people the money, as they spend it it will fix economy, stop forclosures, get america out of debt, etc.

    PLEASE join my protest to the Bail out and answer 1 question on camera: "How would you spend $297,000 dollars?" - That is the amount of BAIL OUT money given to the people....C'MON AMERICA, JOIN US IN TELLING THE GOV HOW WE COULD FIX THIS ECONOMY!....... The Fight Isnt Over YET!!

  • Cool, I can flip burghs at Mcdonalds, and keep my house.

  • This will only cause a whole new death spiral when people on the fence decide to stop paying their mortgages now!! Rewarding foolishness is never a good idea!

  • Yeah, where is this money coming from to pay for the people that made irresponsible choices on how much house to buy? I bought my home in 94 and watched the value of my home double and triple, but I did NOT upgrade nor did I leverage loans against it. I teach my child responsibility and how to spend money wisely because it takes valuble irreplacible TIME to earn that money, time that can never be given back. This President and his ideas should be repulsive to all those who work hard.

  • Smells like he cooked up a bunch of bull$hit.

  • Lets see it was first $50 billion then raised to $75. It's going to help "4 plus million". Well that's a whopping $8,000 per homeowner. But wait there's also $200 Billion for both Freddie and Fannie who happen to be at the root of this whole problem we're in.

    I'm still waiting for just one... just one single reporter to ask, " Mr President, just where the hell is all this money coming from?".

  • Damn straight! I kinda bought a house I couldn't afford back with subprime's, and the value of the house dropped like crazy. I can't afford it, but with Obama's plan I will. Pay up, bitch!!!! hahaha. luvin it... and I love my house. We have to raise taxes, and re-distribute. I like the thought of not working too much, and let others who want to work pay for me... Didn't that work back when they first tried to colonize the US? A cummune. Everybody gives, and we all share. I be takin', who cares

  • everyone should be able to afford a home to live in.

  • Those who didn't live outside of their means will.

    That is until the Government decides to continue punishing those with common sense and rewarding those who spend the most and work the least.

    I make more than most of the folks i know yet they live in larger houses. Now Obama wants me to pay for it.

  • food will be in short supply by the end of year

    Farmers cannot get credit for fertilizer

    do the maths.

  • Does anybody know what thegas4free.blogspot,com is that Obama has been talking about?

  • 848billion and 75billion and 17,000more troops in Afghanistan. is he going to do anything he promised?

  • Not one!!!

  • Comment 4 hrs ago I said my credit went from Best to creditors calling all day. I even have two constable officers coming 2 my business & home threatening me, wanting every cent I own or take away my personnel belonging.

    I owned my business for 12 yr & had 3 stores. I was proud of my business, 3 time city winner. Competition from the cellular provider that I sell and less spending broke me. Obama I Need your Mortgage Relief Plan to live. But, Bad credit will now take my home away.

    Thank You

  • It all SOUNDS good, but we all know it will not work out that way. Who will decide who was responsible and "played by the rules"? Will it not be the same people who pushed to give these people loans in the first place?

    I say let the banks who made these bad loans go under and foreclose on those who did not pay their mortgages. Others will come in and buy these homes which will stabilize the price. This plan just adds another benefit to welfare.

  • However, "We The People" Put him there

  • The problem with the Mortgage Relief Plan is that everybody including myself won't qualify.

    I bought my house 2 years ago with excellent credit BUT my credit scrore fell like the Twin Towers and that his not going to get my house re-financed.

    The plan will only help the families who need to take a second vacation.

  • I have stopped paying my mortgage and now Obama is going to pay off my house, yes!!!!!!

    Now time for the 60 inch plasma, new Lexus, ATV, guitar, remodel my club cellar, entertainment system, etc.

    Yes, now this is change I can believe in.

  • What kind of a President is afraid of Rush Limbaugh, who is an American Citizen with no backing of the governments power.

    Obama is afraid. Hes afraid of Joe the plumber types. Hes afraid of American Citizens who refuse the lies.

    This Obama is a puppet.

    Does anyone really believe he even knows what is in the bill he just signed?

    Impeach Obama Now.

  • What a screw-up we have in office right now.. Ron Paul could have done a heck of a lot better than this clueless man.

    p.s. just my little opinion.

  • Barack Obama is a complete and utter useless failure just like George W. Bush. This "Stimulus" Bill doesn't do jack shit for hard working Americans like me. A 13 dollar a week "Tax Cut"? Thanks for NOTHING Obama. The Right Wing bastards were right, this stupid ass "Bill" is nothing but "Pork" I can't believe i let myself be fooled into voting for this lying "Articulate" hack. Even big Oil think hes a God Damn joke. Gas prices are rising yet a barrel of oil is falling.

  • onerpone, Barack Obama hasn't even been in office a month. Give him a chance! George W. Bush was in office for eight years, and he managed to fuck up the economy (which Obama has to now fix). Blame Bush-43 for the oil/gas prices, for it is just another fuck-up of the economy.

  • You really need to look at the bigger picture. The housing bubble foundation was started during Clinton.s administration, and has been perpetuated by Bush... and now Obama is looking to do the same.

    But...that is just the housing bubble. The real problems begun when the US dollar was untied from gold back in the 70s.

  • Thank you!You are 100% right and now it is out of control.

  • Not to mention that things got progressively worse when the Dems took both Congress and the Senate 2 years ago. That is where the root of this shit comes from. People think the President is the only one responsible for all that is good or bad.

  • jobrien2001, maybe this was so. But how do you explain the massive budget surplus that Clinton generated, which was turned into a massive defecit by the idiot Bush?

  • Part 1

    Clinton didnt balance the budget, that is the myth. They published those numbers by taking away revenues from social security. Nothing new really most late presidents have done that. You also have to look at the fact that he benefited from the Tech bubble.

  • Part 2

    Well ill just mentioned the big ones since too many to list.

    Bush's, the deficit started in the tech bubble created during the late Clinton years and perpetuated by Bush. It collapsed. He printed our way out of it.

    There is also the war, a massive spending. Not many people were opposed to at the time. Hell, to this day there are no big protests going on against it and the bill continues to rise. We also printed and borrowed our way to that.

  • Part 3

    Then the housing bubble collapse, which to this day has not been sorted out. Bush printed and borrowed to salvage his bank friends. Obama is continuing policy. Lets not forget Obama also pushed for the bank bailout. So far Obama has passed a 700 billion welfare package, as tax cuts, printing and borrowing for it. Now a 75 billion welfare package, printing and borrowing for it.

  • Part 4

    What I am trying to get at is that they are no different from each other. They continue down the same road of printing and borrowing. You can expect Obamas deficit to be in the tens of trillions.

    I'm afraid there is no end to this cycle any time soon. The public is misinformed or uninterested on the subject.

  • You mean the surplus that never existed?

  • $75 Billion more billion???? where the hell is he going all this money. American is broke.

    Just like a black man. "Hell what do you mean I don't have any money, I still have checks in my checkbook".

  • they can't pick and choose the laws that they wish to follow or that shows the rest of us by example that we don't have to follow laws if we don't choose to.. what kinda society would we have then..? it's time for the 4th branch of gov't to start sending these thieves to prison..

  • distorting the facts, ummm does that mean they lied..? ummm, to lie while doing business, isn't that fraud..?  if 2 or more do it working for the same company, isn't that a conspiracy..? let's say we start speaking the truth and hold those accountable that turned our financial system upsidedown..

  • this nigger is in way over his head...

  • and a nigger is fucking ur mom right now

  • michelle pardon me but your white sheet is showing!

  • Nice to have a Prez that is trying.Bush did not give a fuck.get a clue Repubs.

  • trying WHAT? and why should the taxpayers give a fuck about people who are too stupid to pay their own mortgage?

  • Right...fuck the homeless.lol

  • STOP REWARDING FAILURE!

  • STOP BAILING OUT FAILURE!

  • Slow down fool! Your getting ahead of the teleprompter.

  • M-O-R-A-L H-A-Z-A-R-D!

  • Damn these comments sound more lot a Hate group chat conference.. Way off the subject....

    Wow.. little said about who will benefit from the mortgage plan , but a lot said who will not benefit from plan and it sounds like to me no one in real situation will benefit.

    Excuse me I believe he's lying. Very small group of inside clik of people that are selected randomly will benefit.

    Just as the CEO's where paid from the previous bailout.

  • someone shut him up

  • tradernorton, George W. Bush is a white man, and he sure did a helluva job. I'm white, and I'm 100% certain that Barack Obama is a LOT smarter than I am (he's definitely smarter than his predecessor)

  • @robertghouston

    Your an abnormal species, in that your DNA code is not pre-disposed to racism..

    Your what they call the "Perfect White" man. A white man whose DNA sequence allows his brain to actually make rational decisions based on real time circumstances.. Using logical reasoning, and rational thought, in which to promote survival..

    An Elite Class of White Men, who God has created a special place in the Kingdom of Heaven! There will be PS3, Ice Cream, and chocolate chip cookies!

  • tradernorton01, for goodness sake grow up! The colour of someone's skin has nothing to do with their ability to lead! Why in this time of global change and progression do people like you persist in clinging onto ridiculous stereotypes - such as black people are unintelligent and infantile - which were born out of slavery that only serve to divide people? Get your head screwed on and catch up with the rest of humanity otherwise you'll find yourself left behind with the deadbeats!

  • WOw $h1tbags like you are what run this country into the ground.. goto hell... Go away ... and never come back,,,

  • Barack Obama! Make sure you let GM and Chrysler file for Bankruptcy.. Don't give them any more bailout money..

    Also, make sure Eric Holder has one of his Federal Prosecutors investigate the voting records and dealings of the Senators of the Southern States and their dealings with foreign automakers, designed to undermine the American Auto Industry.. These Senators should be tried for Treason.

    Thank you Sir, and keep up the Good Work!

  • I worked for 45 years and always paid my taxes. I was drafted into the military and was almost killed.

    I was lucky since I was able to cash in some funds and pay off my house mortgage. I also just retired.

    Now Obama wants to tax me so I can pay someone else mortgage?

  • -My comment says nothing about elections.

    My point is that negros in general lack the necessary intellect to properly govern anything......let alone a country.

    Hey, I hate this ass clown too, though there are some fortune 500 CEO's that may disagree with you.

  • It was originally 50 billion and now its 75...fuck sakes people, where do you think this money is coming from? Its definately not the magic ATM crammed in his ass. This is your hard earned money that is going down the tubes, Ill tell you what this is all about, its about telling the banks who got you into your house, to eat the losses. great way to get the banks to loosen up credit. Congratulations on electing the next Carl Marx, young america!! I hope your happy.

  • Zamunda did pretty well.

  • trader, pardon me but your white sheet is showing

  • renters too?

  • LOL..10 of them can't run a McDonalds. How can 1 run an entire nation...

    J/K :)

  • Thank You Mr. Obama!

  • boRinggggggggggggggggggggggggg­ggg

  • If the American public knew the truth about the foreclosure "crisis" you would not be celebrating this STEALOUT!

  • enlighten me brother....whats the truth?

  • I hope they examine the practices of the credit card companies as well.

  • not rescue the irresponsible?

    as in the heads of wallstreet that still have their jobs making millions of dollars and receiving taxpayer money?

  • tradernorton, can you compare the US of America - the only world superpower - to, say, Zimbabwe or Uganda under Idi Amin. No, you can't. Nobody can, because there is no comparison. Also, President Obama was ELECTED by the people, not self-appointed in a coup.

  • lmfao

  • What if you did play by the rules. You get penalized. We get nothing. Like always, tax the good citizens to pay for the F@*k ups.

  • Did you know that many of these foreclosed loans are for 2nd and 3rd residences?

  • No, they can't. I am reading a rough raft I searched up on google and its authenticity is yet to be confirmed. The problem with this bill is the other way around. There are so many terms and conditions to get this money. E.g. People must prove that they have been paying their mortgage regularly and on time for a period of time...

  • Yes the can and they have.

  • so basically we're rewarding the people who were irresponsible with their money at the expense of the people who did the right thing.

    this clown is a joke. he shouldn't be running a country, he should be running a kid's birthday party. what a socialist goon.

  • Yup, this fucking dumb voting populous saw a Junior officer who looked good in his uniform and promised you a rose garden. We then called this Junior officer up to the bridge and gave him control of an aircraft carrier. Bye bye USA.

  • yup. thousands upon thousands of stupid idiots fell in love with the retarded slogan "change we can believe in" even though they had no idea WTF it meant and voted for this absolute clown. there are some real morons in this great nation of ours.

  • My guess is you believe bush was a good president.

  • i'm ready to go back to bush after i've seen what this clown is getting up to. and WTF is with all you people immediately bringing up bush as the counterpoint to any criticism of obama? judge obama on his own idiocy and bush on his. stop comparing the two because it's a moot point.

  • @arequipa1 It's quite simple to make the assumption that 'all you people' who don't know a thing about the economy would support the "clown" that made a mess of if it in the first place. Calling you out as a bush supporter was quite easy to do by your use of non substantial ad hominem attacks reserved mainly for spurned 2 year olds.Further, comparing two people who hold or have held the same office is never a moot point.

  • blah blah blah ad hominem attacks. you could at least be consistent. first you blast me for saying negative things about your homeboy obama, then you proceed to use ad hominems against me. so are you one of the knuckleheads who wasn't careful with their money and bought a house you couldn't affird, and you're happy because your homeslice is bailing you out at the expense of people who actually did the right thing? go away, vermin. you're of no use to society.

  • @arequipa1 LOL, you couldn't be anymore inmature or wrong. Ex stockbroker here, you know the ones who actually know how the economy works. Retired at 35 (bet you're still working) to France the 2nd year of bush's 'presidency' because everyone accept sheep like you knew how bad it was going to get. Bailing out the mortgage failures is better than bailing out Enrons. Looks like you've reached your limit of intelligent conversation. Keep talkin' bud you're really making your case.

  • and if you're an "ex-stockbroker," i'm chairman mao. you don't come off like any "ex-stockbroker" i know, and i know several current stockbrokers.

  • Nice try, but I don't really feel the need to prove anything to you. If you truly know how a stockbroker should 'come off" or you know many, ask them what a series 7 is.

    Anyway this only a fool picks a fools argument, and as our comments are now burried, I'll leave you to your last petty name calling comment, and will sleep soundly with the fact that Obama is economically headed in the right direction, despite the ignorance you try to push off as fact.

  • LOL oh the melodrama. you should be in a greek tragedy or something, there wouldn't be a dry eye in the house.

  • arequipa1 LOL, epic FAIL. you couldn't be more inmature or more wrong. Ex stockbroker here, you know the ones who actually know how the economy works. Second year of bush's "presidency" retired at 35 to France (bet you'll work till 65) because everyone bar sheep like you knew how bad it was going to get. I do thank bush for sending the dollar into the toilet, made a killing on the exchange rate! Keep talkin' bud, you're really making your case. Investment in mortgages is better than Enrons. Peon

  • thanks for giving me your life history; you're talking to someone who does not care.

  • I do agree with you that there are some morons in this great nation of ours, you have aptly epitomized them.

  • how long did it take you to reach for the thesaurus and come up with that intellectual verbiage? wow, you're one clever SOB, aren't you! stay in france and go on strike or something you chump.

  • by the way, chump, i didn't vote for bush either time.

  • arequipa1 "by the way, chump, i didn't vote for bush either time."

    Um, I don't recall asking or caring. Get a clue about the economy first, it is hardly fixed yet and you're only a paycheck and and mortgage payment away from becoming one of those you falsely blame for the US economic situation.

  • just keep sipping that red wine in france, chump. if you're not here, your opinions don't matter anymore. read a year in provence and listen to la marseillaise. leave american politics to those who are actually here and living it.

  • arequipa1

    Sorry can't do that,I still and always will vote besides, leaving American politics in the hands of idiots and financial illiterates like you wouldn't exactly be a wise choice.

  • wow, looks like your holy self is stooping to ad hominem attacks! i'm offended. what makes you think i'm financially illiterate (lol)? and are you one of those expats who leaves because they don't like the way things are going in the country? c'mon, we both know that's weak. which state do you come from? that would say a lot about you.

  • You're right it does say a lot, born and raised in Connecticut. Which state do you come from?

  • i'm not going to give you the satisfaction of sitting there and coming up with yet another ad hominem attack to go with the state i hail from. rather, i'll say only this: now that i know you're from CT, i hope the red sox go another 86 years without a championship... ah, actually, you probably consider sports as "beneath" you. sure seems that way.

  • Well, that's the first time you've actually been close to being right! However most Connecticutians are Yankees fans. But if it makes it easier for your little brain to associate Connecticut with Massachusetts then so be it. Right, I'm off to bed, it's been a pleasure redneck.

  • lol, yep get some sleep so you can get back to your job pumping gas in the morning! and if the driver asks you to clean the bug guts off his car, you'll have to do that too, because it is your job. keep it up, "ex-stockbroker"

  • by the way, i've been to strasbourg. nice place! very hospitable!

  • arequipa ,better a "socialist" goon than a republican buffoon!

  • obamadidit: why put socialist in quotes? there's no need for that. the man is a filthy stinking socialist. and a buffoon, too, depending on whom you ask

  • What in the world was that last statment about? Is he saying I should have known I would loose my job? How can you know from the begining unless you did not make that first payment!

  • Exactly. And what about those of us who have already lost our jobs, then houses, have enormous debt because of it.

  • sorry dude SOL WE are the brand new additions to the lower class

  • The last statement says, "And it will not reward folks who knew FROM THE BEGINNING they would never be able to afford".

    So, the relief is meant for people who had steady and sufficient income to afford all mortgage payments for the property they were buying, and believed their incomes would continue. You should get the relief if you can establish the above even if you lost your job later. Otherwise you had no business buying the property. Obama is trying to be fair here, but he just can't win.

  • If you are going to try to tell me that a factor is one of your past beliefs , well then I HONESTLY BELIEVED I WOULD WIN A LOTTERY does that count,so next you are going to tell me you want to decide if my BELIEFE is valid? You are as nutty as they are!

  • 2012

  • Hey dont you pay attention to the movies? A black president is head of the country when the asteroid comes, then Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck go into space and blow it up. I voted for Obama, I know what I'm talking about. judging a man by his fiscal policy and not his skin color is racist. Just be glad we have a black president for once. (Stabbing myself in the face.)

    XDDDD LOL!!

  • boo

  • Taxpayers' money to save Taxpayers...

    recycling isn't it ?............

  • for a SMALL fee