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Originally posted by 46ACE
reply to post by Jana12
"housing iz a wight..."so said Bawney and Nancy...
"your bigazz govt at work"..
Move along nothing to see here...
In the beginning the irresponsible (or plain unfortunate buyers failed to meet their mortgage obligations).
financiers foreclose. Its what they do otherwise why pay on time?.
edit on 19-8-2012 by 46ACE because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by 46ACE
What did the bank get away with exactly? Trusting them with a "loan"?edit on 19-8-2012 by 46ACE because: (no reason given)edit on 19-8-2012 by 46ACE because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by neformore
reply to post by jude11
Sorry, but the idea is juvenile and stupid.
Think of how much its going to take to bring those homes back to a liveable standard and make them useful again to a community.
In fact, what kind of society do we live in where an act of stupid vandalism is lauded by people?
Originally posted by jude11
Originally posted by neformore
reply to post by jude11
Sorry, but the idea is juvenile and stupid.
Think of how much its going to take to bring those homes back to a liveable standard and make them useful again to a community.
In fact, what kind of society do we live in where an act of stupid vandalism is lauded by people?
What kind of a Society?
A society that allowed the bankers to orchestrate a mass theft of property and dignity while giving the banks billions to help them line their pockets even further. That's the society we are in and it's a sad fact.
Most of these people are hard working honest citizens who got caught up in the biggest housing scam in US history. And then they lost jobs because their Govt. failed them in keeping jobs in the Country and then not creating any other jobs.
They bought houses with intent to pay but were just pawns and were never meant to keep that property.
The real question I pose is if this is unacceptable as a form of protest against thieves, what is acceptable?
Peace
Originally posted by Sergeant Stiletto
While I understand and sympathize with the sentiment behind this, it's just juvenile and wrong.
What if every time someone didn't like an outcome they behaved like this?
The banks cannot do anything. Get that fact straight in your mind. They are corporations that exist only on paper and solely for the purpose of shielding wrongdoers from the consequences of their crimes. That's ALWAYS been the intent of the Limited Liability corporate framework. I DARE you to deny that! The only reason the real perps (corporate officers) get away with their crimes is the deep ignorance of the populace concerning the true nature of themselves, and their relationship to their creations and their creator.
It seems the height of irony and ignorance to be pissed off at the banks uncivil and possibly criminal behavior only to do the same.
You're really reaching there, aren't you? Wake up, the American Dream is a lie.
Plus think of the natural resources wasted on revenge as well as the even further devalued properties surrounding these homes...
Originally posted by Rockpuck
It's all fine if you want to damage a banks property. Whatever. But do you have any idea what this does to hard working, working class people that live nearby? It !%@! destroys their homes value. Do you think this hurts the bank??? NO, it certainly does not, they get an insurance check and condemn the property. But what happens to the neighbors? They lose their lifes work.
Originally posted by Rockpuck
reply to post by jude11
It's all fine if you want to damage a banks property. Whatever. But do you have any idea what this does to hard working, working class people that live nearby? It !%@! destroys their homes value. Do you think this hurts the bank??? NO, it certainly does not, they get an insurance check and condemn the property. But what happens to the neighbors? They lose their lifes work.
Originally posted by Sergeant Stiletto
While I understand and sympathize with the sentiment behind this, it's just juvenile and wrong.
What if every time someone didn't like an outcome they behaved like this? It's uncivil and it's criminal. It seems the height of irony and ignorance to be pissed off at the banks uncivil and possibly criminal behavior only to do the same.
Plus think of the natural resources wasted on revenge as well as the even further devalued properties surrounding these homes...
When the bankers who broke every law in the book, in regards to loans and home mortgages and foreclosures, taxes and title registration fees, go to jail for their crimes, then your sentiment might hold value. But as long as the bankers are "above the law", they are outside the law's protection. One can neither be above the law or underneath it, only within it. Those without, or rather those not in the law are outlaws.
And I am sure your banker friends robo foreclosures do more then enough to waste resources and lower community property values.