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Flabbergasted (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:38 PM Original message |
Poll question: Credit Crisis the Fault of Home Buyers? |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. They should have been more aware of their own finances BUT... |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Preyed upon, and scammed |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:01 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Out Here in CA, Most Got In Pretty Deep Just to Afford Any Home At All |
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YOY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's that "personal accountability" bs they bring up all the time |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. I think buyers share some responsibility, but not the largest part |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #3 |
21. I agree with you on both parts. I think a combination of factors created a climate |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. Ask him to tell you all he knows about derivatives... |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
5. Other: It was one major factor among many. |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. If you had had an option for equal culpability, between con men & marks, I would've picked that. |
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TexasBushwhacker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. 2 Major factors are more important |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. wasnt Bush and the right promoting the Ownership Society a few years ago |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Home buyers were a major factor and so were the mort. co. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. Irresponsible borrowers borrowing from irresponsible lenders lending.... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
12. Calling something a "right wing talking point" doesn't completely invalidate it |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
13. here's my 2 cents and you might not like it |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. what's not to like about that? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Well, this is GD and too many people just assume it's the credit companies |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. This is DU. The people are NEVER to blame for ANYTHING bad.... |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:36 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I find pissing off DUers to almost be a sport |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:40 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I myself work very hard to avoid ruffling any feathers on DU... |
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michreject (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
16. Poor credit risk |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
17. The poll completely misses the point |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. If it's bait & switch, then it's breach of contract. Is that what you're claiming? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:43 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. What many of these mortgage brokers do is shuffle clients |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:51 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. If the entire mortgage crisis is due to fraud, then there certainly should be an FBI... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. There probably should be investigations! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. lol! |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. I wonder if the lenders went out looking for customers? When ever I bought a house |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. A little from column A a little from column B |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
28. The borrowers are only partly responsible. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
31. Not a significant factor. The entire "sub-prime" market was created |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 03:01 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Which the flock freely and willingly signed on to. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-24-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. But, you left out the most important aspect, knowingly. |
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