[quote=jpinpb]Arraya – please consider that anyone who bought a home during the bubble, for whatever reason, fear of being priced out, pressures, greed, stupidity, whatever, contributed to the bubble. Cogs in the wheel. Some people abused it and bought multiple houses.
This is NOT a question of FBs having to be punished. It is principle. People need to be responsible for their own decisions. Period. Goes for companies and individuals. Now I did not go around telling people not to buy. People can and will do what they want. And they did. Buying and spending like no tomorrow. Taking trips. Buying toys. Bragging and showing off. All great.
But now the piper’s coming home. Rather than owning their mistakes, they are getting rewarded. See the problem here? No. Because maybe you are in Bill’s boat. If people want to make bad decisions (buying a house during a bubble) then that’s their perogative. But do not come back later and expect to get help, too.
I resent having to help people/companies that made bad decisions. The only punishment going on is to ME. I am being punished for making right decisions. And to add insult to injury, I am having to pay companies and homeowners for their bad decisions.
Give it a rest, Bill and Arraya. You are working the system, but you do not get to complain about it while benefitting from it.[/quote]
how is Bill not responsible for his decisions? What should he be held responsible for.
And for the record. I am not working any system. I am a single, childless renter that makes a decent salary, so I subsidize every body.
