Fixing Overheated Housing Market with Half-Baked Bailout Plan

December 5th, 2007 2:00 PM

Fixing Overheated Housing Market with Half-Baked Bailout Plan

Its the housing crisis; its the subprime crisis. But its also a reporting crisis. Average home prices are actually up 80 percent over the last seven years. But listening to journalists, it sounds like every house in America is worthless. The media have been quick to promote a government-backed rescue for mortgage holders who can no longer make payments.
 

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