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Tag Archives: mortgage crisis
…and I want a pony!
Larry Summers and Mark Thoma argue that if done right the bailout will mean we can solve this crisis and still have everything we want, tax cuts, health care spending and all kinds of other goodies. Larry argues: Just as … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lance's Page
Tagged bailout, Chrysler, housing, housing market, Larry Summers, Mark Thoma, mortgage crisis
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Mixed Economies: Efficacy Without Moral Narrative
(photo: Ian Murchison | website) The nationalization of Fannie & Freddie is often presented as a crisis of faith for the political right, due to its manifest incompatibility with the advertised belief in the “free market.” However, Sunder Katwala at … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Lee's Page
Tagged analysis, Anglo-Saxon, Bush Administration, business, capitalism, Conservatism, democracy, Environment, Fannie Mae, Francis Fukuyama, Freddie Mac, free market, Fukuyama, left, liberalism, markets, mixed economy, morality, mortgage crisis, NextLeft, orthodoxy, private sector, Reagan, right, social democracy, Sunder Katwala, Thatcher, Third Way
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Fannie and Freddie Taken Over
Redstate A good description of what just happened to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and some reasons why. This made me laugh. “If we were in China, they’d probably have “committed suicide” with bullets inexplicably entering the backs of their … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web, Economics, MikeR's Page
Tagged China, Chinese, Fannie Mae, finance, Freddie Mac, government interventioin, GSE, mortages markets, mortgage crisis, nationalization, RedState, suicide
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The Nationalization of the Housing Market
Regular readers know that I have been harping on the likely collapse in housing since this blog began. At this point I am hardly an outlier in being concerned, which means now the politicians and experts are ready to ride … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Investing, Lance's Page, regulation
Tagged Domestic Politics, housing, mortgage crisis, subprime, the economy
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A Chicken in Every Pot
Have you ever met a politician who didn’t make promises that could not be delivered? I haven’t, either. Of course, there are promises… and then there are promises. If you are someone with an adjustable rate mortgage who has run … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Economics, Election 2008, Peg's Page
Tagged Economics, Hillary Clinton, housing, mortgage crisis
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