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Propaganda Debunking

rfranklin

(13,200 posts)

6. 80% of the subprime loans were made by private mortgage companies not subject to CRA...

Reply to Fresh_Start (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 2, 2012, 10:39 PM

Jun 2012

plus the bankers like Goldman and Lehman knew they were packaging crap but they loved the fees they got from selling CDOs and then from selling derivatives that insured those bundles of crap.

The right wingers have bought into a bunch of propaganda that has no basis in reality--none.

And by the way, most independents and moderates don't bother reading those idiotic comments.

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Battling R.W. Yahoo News article commenters - Financial crisis origins [View all] progree Jun 2012 OP

Simple OswegoAtheist Jun 2012 #1

I doubt that most of the comments are from paid people, and even if they are, so what progree Jun 2012 #4

And if we let some RW morons Speck Tater Jun 2012 #2

The purpose is not to argue with RW'ers but to provide facts for independents, swing voters and libs progree Jun 2012 #3

"There are plenty of independent and swing voters who read the comments" Speck Tater Jun 2012 #7

swing voters reading comments on news sites - probably a lot more than those who read DU progree Oct 2012 #8

it wasn't the community reinvestment act at all Fresh_Start Jun 2012 #5

80% of the subprime loans were made by private mortgage companies not subject to CRA... rfranklin Jun 2012 #6