"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On 9/8/2014 3:26 PM, sf wrote:
>
>> We floated through the housing mess unscathed too, but we also chose
>> not to blame the victims.
>>
>>
>
> Some were victims, others dove in and bought houses they could not afford.
> 60 Minutes had a good segment and they had people that signed on for
> mortgage payments close to their take home pay. "My sister said she'd
> help me with the payments, but she didn't"
>
> I'd classify them as co-conspirators, not victims.

The victims were the taxpayers who acted prudently and then got nailed for
bailouts of one form or another.