Comments on: The Fannie and Freddie Fiasco http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ccoffer http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html/comment-page-1#comment-12794 ccoffer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:16:53 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html#comment-12794 <p>"Crony Capitalism" is a euphemism for good old fashioned Fascism. Gigot is spot on when he says it creates monsters. It corrupts absolutely.</p> “Crony Capitalism” is a euphemism for good old fashioned Fascism. Gigot is spot on when he says it creates monsters. It corrupts absolutely.

]]> By: Mesa Econoguy http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html/comment-page-1#comment-12793 Mesa Econoguy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:14:11 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html#comment-12793 <p>The Friends of Angelo et al. certainly made a mess of this.</p> <p>And it is more amusing/alarming/discouraging watching these fools try to extricate or simply dissociate themselves from the problem they created. Gigot’s account is fascinating, as there was (and continues to be) likely even more financial shenanigans behind the scenes.</p> <p>It is indeed troubling when the market tells you things you don’t want to hear…<br /> </p> The Friends of Angelo et al. certainly made a mess of this.

And it is more amusing/alarming/discouraging watching these fools try to extricate or simply dissociate themselves from the problem they created. Gigot’s account is fascinating, as there was (and continues to be) likely even more financial shenanigans behind the scenes.

It is indeed troubling when the market tells you things you don’t want to hear…

]]> By: Billy Beck http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html/comment-page-1#comment-12792 Billy Beck Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:22:14 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html#comment-12792 <p>It is disgraceful to refer to any of this as "capitalism" in any way.<br /> </p> It is disgraceful to refer to any of this as “capitalism” in any way.

]]> By: dearieme http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html/comment-page-1#comment-12791 dearieme Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:13:15 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2008/07/the-fannie-and.html#comment-12791 <p>Thanks for the tip; Gigot's article is fascinating. </p> Thanks for the tip; Gigot’s article is fascinating.

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