{"id":2193,"date":"2008-07-25T10:21:36","date_gmt":"2008-07-25T17:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/?p=2193"},"modified":"2008-07-25T17:58:52","modified_gmt":"2008-07-26T00:58:52","slug":"here-comes-the-big-bailout-funded-by-you-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seattlebubble.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/25\/here-comes-the-big-bailout-funded-by-you-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Comes the Big Bailout, Funded by You and Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US taxpayer is about to be saddled with hundreds of billions of dollars in bailouts to pay for the idiotic decisions of those that gleefully inflated the housing bubble.<\/p>\n<p>At 11:00 AM Eastern <strong>TOMORROW<\/strong> (Saturday), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story\/housing-aid-heads-senate-vote\/story.aspx?guid={46370271-F5C8-45C3-8C68-229DFDDC9572}&amp;dist=hpts\">the Senate votes on the &#8220;housing rescue&#8221; bill<\/a>, which includes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230;an unlimited line of credit to Fannie and Freddie, allows the government to insure up to $300 billion in refinanced mortgages and extends a tax break of as much as $7,500 to first-time home buyers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While it is probably inevitable by now, the Senate hasn&#8217;t voted yet, so there is still time to contact our Senators and try to explain what a horrible idea this is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maria Cantwell:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Phone: (202) 224-3441<br \/>\nFax: (202) 228-0514<br \/>\n<a title=\"Email Senator Cantwell\" href=\"http:\/\/cantwell.senate.gov\/contact\/index.cfm\">Email Form<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Patty Murray:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Phone: (202) 224-2621<br \/>\nFax: (202) 224-0238<br \/>\n<a title=\"Email Senator Murray\" href=\"http:\/\/murray.senate.gov\/email\/index.cfm\">Email Form<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US taxpayer is about to be saddled with hundreds of billions of dollars in bailouts to pay for the idiotic decisions of those that gleefully inflated the housing bubble. 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