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Old 03-16-2009, 03:23 PM   #29
RIJIMMY
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Originally Posted by spence View Post
Abortion and gun control are also slippery slope issues and we have legislation today that most people seem to be able to live with.

There's a big difference between a personal decision to enter or not enter a contract, and regulation to ensure the person issuing that contract is engaged in fair play.

You're mixing issues.

-spence
fair play? ever watch a commerical? how many products deliver as promised? Ever had a Big Mac that looks ANYTHING like the picture?
My point - Im fine with regulation for fair play. However, you cant have a safety net on everything. Since when did buying a home become easy or safe? Its always been a risk. I really have no sympathy for the scenarios presented in the initial thread. You take a risk, you win or fail. I'll give you 10% of the people that are in mortgage trouble were just plain stupid or manipulated by lenders. The other 90% wanted more and were willing to bank on the market continuing to increase. They gambled, they lost. Such is business.

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