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We were offered up to $70,000 at 0% interest for buying in City Heights
Some of you are so intent on projecting your particular brands of partisan preconceptions and rancor onto Ms. Salaam's experience that I think you may have missed entireIy the point of this story. This couple is not just living the American dream; they ARE the American dream. Is our system perfect? Of course not, and it never will be. But despite the absurd bureaucratic hoops through which this couple had to jump, they succeeded. And they succeeded through individual responsibility, perseverance, and a remarkable amount of patience. Greed? Please. We're all greedy, every one of us. And too many Americans from every point on the economic spectrum are guilty of economic irresponsibility that rises to the level of immorality. This couple saved a $30,000 down payment on what sounds like a pretty tight budget. Who does that anymore? How many of us bought houses with 110% financing during the boom? And now we're surprised to be upside-down? No, worse, we see ourselves as victims because we're upside-down. This article is inspiring and should not be fodder for political bickering. If every one of us were as responsible as Ms. Salaam and M, there would be no mortgage crisis. More importantly, there would be no need for politicians and bureaucrats to protect us from ourselves.— March 27, 2012 2:37 a.m.
Stupid Chick's Lucky
You should more than regret your comment. You should be ashamed of yourself. Your personal attack went far beyond the scope of this article. I had to wonder what was wrong with you, but then I reached the end of your last post. I didn't wonder anymore. You are morally confused and your hostility makes you a truly frightening person. How do you turn this into an attack on America and individualism? Individualism is the philosophy that has made this nation the greatest in history--a nation of truly free individuals made so by individual rights coupled with individual responsibilities. Individualism has no connection with "addiction to instant gratification." I submit collectivist ideals have done more to advance that social flaw than individualism ever could; entitlement is the key word. Members of a collective have no individual rights or responsibilities, they have only entitlements and obligations. Members of a collective are reduced to the status of farm animals, well-fed slaves of the greater good. I suggest you read anything by Aldous Huxley or George Orwell or Ayn Rand. As long as I and the many many others like me are around to fight for our own freedom, America will never fully succumb to the disease of collectivism. If you are committed to living as a true collectivist, I suggest you move to a new country. You might try Venezuela or Iran or Cuba. Those are some shining examples of collectivism in practice.— February 7, 2011 8:49 p.m.
Stupid Chick's Lucky
Barbarella, You are my new hero. Thanks for your great write up. Notwithstanding the utterly baffling comments critical of you, and of your motives, and of your looks, and your of man, etc., I actually found your response to this ridiculous situation to be quite gracious. The fact that you expressed any concern for this moron's well-being was above and beyond the call. If I'd written the article I would have titled it Stupid Chick's Stupid. To the rest of you morons bent on turning Stupid Chick into the victim, STOP IT! Calling a stupid person stupid doesn't make you self-centered, self-involved, unattractive, or entitled. It makes you honest.— February 7, 2011 7:51 p.m.