As We See It: No government bailout, please

Story date: 2007-09-09 04:53:00
Added on: 2007-09-09 07:59:53

Santa Cruz Sentinel - Bush has received praise for doing so, but the reality is that those guarantees protect mortgage lenders as much as they protect the homeowner. The falling housing market has touched off a bust of sorts, one that's roughly equivalent to the dot-com ...


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