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To: Road Walker who wrote (434460)11/12/2008 7:35:13 AM
From: Brumar891 Recommendation  Respond to of 1573696
 
Even the New York Times as far back as 1999 saw exactly what might happen thanks to this very unfree market, warning of a need to bailout Fannie and Freddie if the housing market dropped.

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To: Road Walker who wrote (434460)11/12/2008 10:47:13 AM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1573696
 
That's a big part of what so shocking. We were all on a run away train and didn't even notice.

That's not entirely true.....people like Cramer saw it over a year ago but nobody listened.