Comments on: Safe As Houses http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/07/49/safe-as-houses-4/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:15:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mold http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/07/49/safe-as-houses-4/#comment-147395 Mold Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:57:53 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=25909#comment-147395 No. It never was designed to. The theory was that banks were mostly sound and only a few bad apples needed to be pruned. No. It never was designed to. The theory was that banks were mostly sound and only a few bad apples needed to be pruned.

]]> By: Izquierdo http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/07/49/safe-as-houses-4/#comment-147375 Izquierdo Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:13:21 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=25909#comment-147375 Of course they don't. But, never fear, the government (Regardless of party) will bail them out with minimum consequences to them. Of course they don’t.
But, never fear, the government (Regardless of party) will bail them out with minimum consequences to them.

]]> By: Michael Bloom http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/07/49/safe-as-houses-4/#comment-147367 Michael Bloom Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:29:01 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=25909#comment-147367 FDIC is structured as an insurance program, with the banks assessed annual premiums. I vaguely recall that the rates went up after the Savings and Loan failures, but not as much as actuaries thought they should. FDIC is structured as an insurance program, with the banks assessed annual premiums. I vaguely recall that the rates went up after the Savings and Loan failures, but not as much as actuaries thought they should.

]]> By: Stormcrow http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/07/49/safe-as-houses-4/#comment-147355 Stormcrow Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:00:35 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=25909#comment-147355 If the wave is big enough? No. If the wave is big enough?

No.

]]> By: sparrow http://susiemadrak.com/2008/07/25/07/49/safe-as-houses-4/#comment-147353 sparrow Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:14:49 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/?p=25909#comment-147353 Never fear. The government owns the printing presses. Never fear. The government owns the printing presses.

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