Charley Reese: Greed and ignorance fuel economic crisis

Story date: 2008-01-18 07:44:00
Added on: 2008-01-18 22:24:39

Enterprise-Journal - When housing prices were going up, builders built more houses, and lots of people bought houses thinking, “Oh, in a couple of years I can sell this for a profit.” Others took out second mortgages and spent the money. Now housing prices are, in ...


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