Originally posted by BluegrassRevolutionary
Yeah right, after Katrina, do you actually believe that Bush gives a crap about minorities and the poor. Bush knew this type of policy would benefit the rich. This is the only reason he supported this initiative. This type of nationwide policy essentially propped up home values, increased short term profits through higher interest rates and essentially, helped the rich stay rich. However, he could have also done this because he knew that it would ultimately lead to the crisis we are in today.

I know many people here on ATS believe that this crisis was engineered. This video definitely supports that theory. I mean come on, again, do you really believe, after his track record, that Bush ever gave a s*** about the poor???

Oh hell NO!! Bush knew?!? Are you mad?!? Bush don't know his ass hole from his elbow!! Bush was told to do something, and like a good little boy, he did it, IMO, he has no idea what has gone on, to me, he looks utterly bewildered about what has happened.

Don't get me wrong, he's as guilty as the rest of them, he did the things he was asked, to make money and consolidate his own power, he just didn't have the foresight to see he was obviously being manipulated, for other people'e end's, even if it was daddy's friends.

I agree with you on everything except 'Bush knew'.

EMM

Bush completed his 8 year term by screwing up America in every way possible.

Congrats Bush

Wow....so much to say

To carewemust: Thank you for the support and praise. I appreciate that.

To subversive_populous: Thank you for the support and I'm proud of you for doing what you can to make your situation better. People like us are few and far between when you look at where we came from.

To moocowman: I apologize if you took offense to my post. Fair enough. I will say that just the fact that you can get mad, calm down, and post constructively is a great sign of intelligence, college or not. We might have had differing opinions, but I enjoyed your post. I might just add you to my foes list, for keeping me on my toes

To toolfanmael: I'm 26, my resume is on Monster.com if you'd like to look at it, and 4 years of relevant work experience has trumped my lack of college education many times. You should go check it out

To daddymax: I agree. It would seem that one of the few minorities that don't receive anything are white males under 40. We should unionize

[edit on 23-10-2008 by midnightbrigade]

So what is going on now was all planned before. I don't want to hear "Bush is stupid he could not have planned it". A stupid man does not get to be president of the USA, and if he does that means he is not really in charge.

[edit on 23-10-2008 by pai mei]

Originally posted by midnightbrigade
classic

but lets be real about this too...the only reason he was going on about this is because the super freakin poor wanted what the "fat cats" in the next class had. and instead of working for it, they wanted to just get it. they start whining...and (this is the kicker) THEY GOT IT! You see, this is the problem with politicians pandering to all groups. You cant fix everyone...sometimes they have to get out and oh...(Gasp!) FIX THEIR OWN DAMN PROBLEMS!!! God damn I am so sick of the poor whining about being poor...GET AN EDUCATION, GET A JOB...PLAY THE SYSTEM...GET OUT OF THE FREAKING GHETTO!!!! but no...they do this kind of crap...put themselves in houses they cant afford and end up helping to screw the economy for all of us. grrrrr

one of the foreclosure stories I've heard went something like this...
a single mom of two or three kids was making $10/hr. she wanted to buy a house, and well.....she got the loan for a $450,000 house!

I remember when my kids were little, there were times when my husband made only $10/hr....we couldn't afford the flipping hud subsidized housing (we didn't qualify for the hud) let alone a $450,000 house....
but, well...let's see....
$10/hr job is "poor"???
so, what's the hourly wage of the non-poor?? just wondering...
the real problem isn't that these "poor" people were given mortgages that they are defaulting on. it's that we've allowed the cost of living to rise so badly that earning $10/hr is now considered "poor"!
alot of people go through college, work their butts off, do their best, and still end up "poor"!!
either get the wages in line with the cost of living, or the cost of living in line with the wages! God!! There is no way in an actually free market where a family making $8 or $9 an hour can live better than someone making $10 or $11, but that's what we've had in this country for awhile now. and it's the actual "poor" being exploited by these types of gov't sponsered scams, it's those families out there that aren't considered "poor" by government standards but still can't meet the needs of their families. what the heck, they are basically in a no win situation. they can either go backwards financially and arrange to have less income, or they are screwed, going without healthcare, living in substandard, non-hud certifiable housing, unable to heat their homes in the winter, and well...trying to feed a family on $30-$40 dollars a week.
THEY ARE PLAYING THE SYSTEM!! the system just isn't playing fairly, and THIS IS NOT A FREE MARKET, HASN'T BEEN IN A LONG TIME!
either just turn the danged thing into a socialist regime, or turn it back into a purely free market where the government isn't handing out billions upon billions to the "poor" and to their business buddies! but, knock if off with these types of scams that serve just to produce an illusion of prosperity that quickly fades at a moment's notice!

ha ha ha ha . stinking awesome.

thanks for brightening my day!