pull down to refresh

50 year mortgages. What could go wrong? Seems likely this is a signal to me. Of what? Not sure.

The bigger question is why these don't already exist.

reply

My understanding is 30 year fixed rate wouldn't even exist except for the backstop provided by Freddie and Fannie

reply

Right, so these would be an even greater transfer of risk to the taxpayers from the banks.

reply

100%. This whole system is backstopped by the FED. I don't think people really realize how deep the effects of the FED actually are.

reply

People seem to understand that welfare creates dependency and a week class of people. They don't know that the banks get this as well as other industries like the airlines.

We have weak industry due to socialist ideas for business. We don't have free markets everywhere. And if you wanna see where this corporate welfare is present just look at industries that suck.

Banks, health insurance, airlines, and utilities. They are TOO important to NOT be exposed to free market pressure.

Crapitalism

reply

Don’t forget the soybean farmers

reply
89 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 13 Nov

Farmers.

Hardly exhaustive

reply
reply
reply

Of Trump panicking, imo

I'm panicking a bit too, it seems like my California is going even further left. If the result of Trump is making California go further left, then Trump is a failure in my eyes.

reply

Really? If someone stands up to opposing views that are not congruent what would you expect to happen?

reply

The boomers rode the 30 year mortgage to wealth those who are smart can do the same with the 50 year

reply