This survey on CNN shows how nobody thinks about the people with reason

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Submitted by kiki on August 26, 2008 - 8:11pm

CNN has this survey on their site:

How has the housing crisis and mortgage meltdown affected you and your family?

Our home lost value
We can't sell our home
We lost our home in foreclosure
We got a deal on a new home
It hasn't affected us at all

why there isn't any:
--> i still cannot buy until the craziness stops

-->i am giving away money on rent (although less than if i buy now)

-->i cannot decide if i want to move out of state or not because there is no clear path of where we are heading with this.

I bet less than 1% will vote on the latter, but there ARE reasonable people that did not drink the kool aid and are patiently or impatientenly waiting...

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How about... --> I sold my
Submitted by Diego Mamani on August 27, 2008 - 10:23am.

How about...

--> I sold my house at the peak, and invested the proceeds in Euro, gold, and commodities futures

I too saw that.. I just
Submitted by ibjames on August 27, 2008 - 10:49am.

I too saw that.. I just voted "didn't effect me" but wanted to vote "can't afford one bastard!"

Okay folks: we may actually
Submitted by urbanrealtor on August 27, 2008 - 11:18pm.

Okay folks:
we may actually have a winner for most vacuous on-topic thread this week.

Since the whole premise is that people with reason are totally ignored (implying that people who did not buy are by definition "with reason" and that nobody ever thinks about them--uhh okay), we need to broaden our list of stupid complaints.

In that vein, I am complaining that most of the expensive clubs in gaslamp are overpriced and that they do not pour drinks strong enough.

Cnn should have added a section about Dan's need for good drinking spots after showing highrise meltdowns for 12 hours.

Damn them.

Also, I demand that anybody adding to this thread reference Akira Kurosawa, Powers Whiskey, Sam Peckinpah, Philip K Dick, or Steve Albini.

The gauntlet has been thrown down.

If you can "reason" then you
Submitted by qwerty007 on August 28, 2008 - 8:05am.

If you can "reason" then you are 'OK Jack', and definitely in the minority, and can therefore take care of yourself ...and are not palatable media fodder. No credit given for doing the right thing.