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Sign the Open Letter to Congress
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| Name | City | Date | Optional Comments |
| ROBERT S. | San Francisco, CA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Aquiles P. | West Hollywood, CA | July 23, 2008 | This is one of those defining moments in our history. Your kids will ask you what you did to save them. Sign the petition and you'll be able to tell them you made your voice heard! |
| tim w. | Snellville, GA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Jon A. | Boulder, CO | July 23, 2008 | Repeal this law or we will repeal your law-making power! |
| Raimund D. | Carmichael, CA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Bob D. | Flora, MS | July 23, 2008 | What would Thomas Jefferson do? What are YOU going to do? |
| Faye A. | Sherman Oaks, CA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Julie R. | Cleveland, OH | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Charles D. Marina D. May C. | Fremont, CA | July 23, 2008 | America has been sold down the river. A river of greed, corruption and lies. To reward greedy home buyers who bought something they can't afford is unfathomable. It's treason, against the public who didn't buy into it. This is outrageous and will hurt our children. I have already began my protest and will be claiming exempt on my W-4 buying silver with all my federal tax withholdings that the government will not get. We need to throw out every senator, congressman and official who voted for it. America it's time to raise up from the dead and start a revolution.. Before it's too late.. |
| Matthew J. Frances S. Frances S. | San Diego, CA | July 23, 2008 | This bill is truly unfair to the majority of American taxpayers. I think it is crazy that the government is even contemplating taxing responsible homeowners and renters for the irresponsibility of others. How can taxpayers be asked to foot the bill for help for organizations that have already proven their insolvency - and recklessness. This is craziness! |
| Matthew J. Frances S. Frances S. | San Diego, CA | July 23, 2008 | This bill is truly unfair to the majority of American taxpayers. I think it is crazy that the government is even contemplating taxing responsible homeowners and renters for the irresponsibility of others. How can taxpayers be asked to foot the bill for help for organizations that have already proven their insolvency - and recklessness. This is craziness! |
| Aaron B. | Bryan, TX | July 23, 2008 | I'm a homeowner who purchased his home with a no-doc loan at the tail end of the bubble. I have no idea why any bank loaned me the money as I had been unemployed for over 2 years at the time I took out the 95% of value loan. I have since made every single payment on time or early and am in fine shape financially (as I knew what I was doing in the first place) but the fact remains, nobody should have loaned me anything. Let stupidity hurt.. its supposed to!! |
| Sean W. Sean W. Sean W. Sean W. Sean W. Sean W. | Los Altos, CA | July 23, 2008 | It absolutely infuriates me that congress is contemplating using my tax dollars to bail out irresponsible cretins who foolishly bought houses they couldn't afford and who are (deservedly) in over their heads as a result. Speaking as a renter who did NOT take a flyer on nicer digs, it just pisses me off to no end that public funds will be used to reward such stupidity and poor judgement. I am working hard to save up for a down payment so I can one day buy a house of my own, and I sure don't want to pay for someone else's first! |
| Dave M. | Kintnersville, PA | July 23, 2008 | As usual, more evidence that "good guys don't win", "no good deed goes unpunished", etc. If I'd had any idea we'd get bailed out, I too would have jumped on one of these "risky" loans instead of the 30-year fixed rate that I struggle to pay every month....good way to disillusion millions of people in one shot. |
| BushLover S. | Lisle, IL | July 23, 2008 | Wake up guys!!! This is People's Republic of America!!! Long live our great leader -- Chairman Bush!!! |
| John S. | Anaheim, CA | July 23, 2008 | This is OUTRAGEOUS!. What's next; government subsidies for people who lose money at the casino?. This nation is FUBAR. If this corrupt 'bailout' goes forward I swear I'll join Al Qaida ..they seem to be the lesser of two evils at this point |
| John D. Maureen D. Patricia C. | Chesterfield, MO | July 23, 2008 | If you are going to bailout Fannie Mae you might as well call it what it is - Nationalized mortgages. But why should a share holder benefit? |
| don y. donna y. | Columbus, OH | July 23, 2008 | iam a home owner and pay my mortgage maybe i should stop and free load of the hind tip of the rest of you |
| ed h. barbara h. | Indialantic, FL | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Booba K. | Boston, MA | July 23, 2008 | WHY IN THE HACK YOU DIDN'T DELIVER SIGNED PETITIONS TO THOSE SOCIALIST SCAMS IN WASHINGTON AGAIN BEFORE VOTING FOR THE BAIL OUT BILL??????? It's too f*ckuing late now! Senate and Congress that eat from hands of real estate industry along with worst American President ever and so-called "conservative" McCain sold you renters and those home owners that played according to the rules! Now we, 95% of Americans that rent or that didn't borrow over their heads are big time loosers! Bush and his fellow Commies in Eashington will you your taxpayer's money to bail out their sponsors in Wall St.! |
| Robin L. | Sherman Oaks, CA | July 23, 2008 | Don't throw this generations future into the toilet for the irresponcible actions of the prior generation. They benifeted from the housing boom, they need to take the backlash - don't punish me - I don't have the cash to buy a home and did not benefit from the boom. Don't make me pay for it. |
| m l. | Wilmington, NC | July 23, 2008 | there goes any hope of correction. putting houses further out of reach for the responsible |
| m l. | Wilmington, NC | July 23, 2008 | there goes any hope of correction. putting houses further out of reach for the responsible |
| m l. | Wilmington, NC | July 23, 2008 | there goes any hope of correction. putting houses further out of reach for the responsible |
| Shane V. | Forest Hill, MD | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Sara T. | Alexandria, VA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Russ W. | Houston, TX | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Beverly M. | Sunnyvale, CA | July 23, 2008 | Once again, the financially responsible people are being punished. |
| Rachel D. Kevin D. | Roanoke, VA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Robert M. | Sunnyvale, CA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Judy S. | East Amherst, NY | July 23, 2008 | I am sick of this! We need to get rid of this congress and all Democrats -- otherwise this country will become a People's Republic of America!!! |
| Benjamin L. | Mc Lean, VA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Shawn S. Jennifer S. Ryan S. | Wichita, KS | July 23, 2008 | Socializing losses and privatizing the gains is stealing. |
| doug r. | Tallahassee, FL | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Christopher D. | West Chester, PA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Hale S. | Arlington, VA | July 23, 2008 | why are responsbile people always the ones that have to pay for the idiots who cause these problems? |
| Malcolm A. | San Francisco, CA | July 23, 2008 | http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_go_pr_wh/congress_housing WASHINGTON - President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to legislation aiming to calm the chaotic housing market despite his objections to a $3.9 billion provision. The House was expected to vote on the bill Wednesday, and it could become law as early as this week. |
| Dave P. Sara P. Jayme P. Evie P. | Blacksburg, VA | July 23, 2008 | Insanity at it's finest. Take care of stupid people's problems rather than forcing them to fix their own situation and all you get is more stupid people with worse problems down the road. Ever give someone money to "help them out"? Anything good ever come from that situation? You still friends with that person? |
| Mike L. | Newport, RI | July 23, 2008 | Unfortunately, all renters DO NOT get a mortgage deduction. You would have to assume that all landlords still are paying interest on a mortgage that would amount to a significant deduction and do not either own the property outright or are paying mostly principal on the mortgage. |
| Roger S. | Kokomo, IN | July 23, 2008 | All renters do get a mortgage deduction but not directly. And all renters do pay school taxes as well but not directly. The landlord gets the mortage deduction and can lower the rent. The landlord pays the taxes but has to raise the rent. It all works out eventually. The landlord sets the rent to compensate for his costs and the value of his property. His property is only as valuable as the amount of rents that he can receive. Just like the farmer's land is only as valuable as the crops that he can grow. |
| Jon N. | Springfield, MA | July 23, 2008 | x |
| Michael T. wife s. | Greenville, TX | July 23, 2008 | fork mexico, and fork corporate welfare. We have no power to boycott or lower prices when gov cheese gets trucked in for these greedy b tardss. I rent. |
| Jeff L. | Dulzura, CA | July 23, 2008 | Common sense is gone in this country...we lose...good try though - angry renter site was a good idea but the majority of Americans do not think the way we do... |
| Jeff L. | Dulzura, CA | July 23, 2008 | We lose...it's over guys and gals... |
| Jeff L. | Dulzura, CA | July 22, 2008 | It's over - this site is a waste of time - no one in congress is listening - get ready to take it in the ass. I'm already bent over and awaiting my punishment. |
| Sharon F. | Nashville, TN | July 22, 2008 | x |
| Thomas E. Susan E. | Prospect Heights, IL | July 22, 2008 | x |
| James R. | Laguna Niguel, CA | July 22, 2008 | I disagree with the govt trying to help people out with there "foolish" business decision to buy a house that they can't afford unless they give that discount to everyone. The govt is trying to help people that are running in to financial issues with there home mortgages. I bought a smaller house because I didn't want this to happen to me. The govt is trying to help people that are in trouble, what about the people who bought who were smart? The govt is looking at ways to help relieve those in trouble, but by doing that they are penalizing the people who were living by there means. I believed this was going to happen so I bought a smaller house. ...now the govt is looking at a plan to try and give supposed "discounts" on there current loan. What about my loan, will they give me this discount too? I just wanted to put my two cents in. |
| FRED D. | Mount Gilead, OH | July 22, 2008 | The Rich get Richer because we have no direct say so in how our government is run. It"s bail out after bail out , the little people jump and die because the most corrupt government say,s so ,,, Lets hold an election every 8 years ,make it a one term deal ,,instead it"s every 4 to keep the little people off balance & it"s working sundaceswampfox@live.com |
| Alvin M. Andrea M. Leighton M. Ansel M. Hunter M. Shafer M. | South Dartmouth, MA | July 22, 2008 | We rented for 11 years, saving up for a house. We then bought our first home at age 32. In 2002 the housing market was just getting going. We locked in at a fixed rate mortgage, since rates were low. Our mortgage payment is 25% of our combined net income. I am amazed that people do not know the simple rule of a fixed rate when rates are low and a variable rate when rates are high. Everyone told us we should have gotten a bigger house. They don't say that any more. |
| dimitri l. | San Bruno, CA | July 22, 2008 | x |
| Ahmad B. | Woodland Hills, CA | July 22, 2008 | A bailout only increases inflationary pressure on the dollar. Stop printing our currency into oblivion! No bailout, period. |
| Malcolm A. | San Francisco, CA | July 22, 2008 | Hey Lisa E in San Francisco! I agree that home owners pay for the schools, roads, bridges property taxes but don't be dumb ass! Your renter does not get the tax write off or the appreciation. What about the LARGE number of property owners in San Francisco who own property and DON'T HAVE KIDS? Greedy "house flippers" cant make their HUGE mortgage payments and are passing on as much of their mortgages to renters which has made a mess of the San Francisco rental market. Congress is looking to tax EVERYONE for the mistakes of a few. NO BAILOUTS for these people! |
| Sushanta D. Rama D. | Irvine, CA | July 22, 2008 | x |
| Megan H. | Murphysboro, IL | July 22, 2008 | x |
| Stephen L. Elizabeth L. | Rye, NH | July 22, 2008 | My wife and I are also patiently waiting (and renting) until we are financially ready to become strong, RESPONSIBLE home owners. This country has become weakened by the absence of accountability for people who make poor choices. If we continue to cater to irresponsible people and reward poor decisions, our economy...our government...and our nation will fail. |
| Sandra M. Carl M. | Kingwood, TX | July 22, 2008 | I was in the mortgage business for years and always placed buyers in fixed rate mortgage instruments. Others made more money by placing buyers in morgage instruments they would not be able to maintain. I would be in jail if I had provided the loans to congressmen for all the favors provided lenders in their quest for the almighty dollar. What ever happened to "Virtue is its own reward?" |
| lisa e. | San Francisco, CA | July 22, 2008 | what a joke .Keep in mind home owners pay for the schools, roads, bridges wiht OUR property taxes. I think we need to charge renters the same if their kids go to school and they want to drive a car they should pay something. in San Francisco it is cheaper to rent not to own, I dont feel bad for renters at all, We haev a rental and we are tkaing it off the market because it is a pain to rent here.we will sell it which is better for us . |
| Torin G. | Saint Paul, MN | July 22, 2008 | x |
| Robert S. wendi S. Jayci S. Layni S. Kayti S. | North Augusta, SC | July 22, 2008 | I purchased a house in 1988, not my dream house but one I could afford. since then Ive saved money to purchase a larger more desirable home, only to have prices stay one step ahead of me. I never bought into this (flip this house) mentality. I dont want my tax dollars bailing out ignorant peoples realestate speculation. Buy a house to live in NOT to flip. (dont invest in realestate if you cant handle the risk) |
| Patricia B. | Rohnert Park, CA | July 22, 2008 | I have a fixed mortgage and only bought as much house as I could afford. My mortgage is equivalent to the rent I would pay for the same house. It was no mcmansion but a basic fixer. I used my own sweat equity to remodel it and have relied on my honest hard work and self-reliance with no complaint to pay my bills.I am angry that I am now being financially punished by the bailouts and the devaluing of the dollar making my hard earned savings worth less. Now I am being accused of being a whiner. I have had it with the greed and paying for it. Where's my bailout? |
| Lisa D. Timothy D. | Arlington, VA | July 22, 2008 | x |
| Sandra H. | Sacramento, CA | July 22, 2008 | It's just not fair. But also one should mind there own going's on and take care of number one. That's a pretty big job these days with others pushing for action. I'm not one who won't stand up for what I thind is right, but sometimes there are more than enough on your plate that says "you need to take care of your own plate instead of hoping on to the next bandwagon. |
| Daniel R. | Fairfax, VA | July 22, 2008 | It is time for Americans to show some responsibility for their actions. NO bailouts! |
| Jessica M. | Greeley, CO | July 21, 2008 | x |
| Kalene C. | Anchorage, AK | July 21, 2008 | We barely got out of house in Rockford Ill. in 1988, because the main employer in Rockford overcharged the govt' was fined and laid off a good portion on the engineers. No one bailed us out. Fast forward to 1995. We left Irvine, CA after Orange County was threatening bankruptcy. Also the City of Irvine, and Irvine School District was caught up in the mess with Merrill Lynch. We left, could not sell our house, again we struggled, saved and started again. I understand that again in 2008, ths is not the fault of many people. But neither were these our fault. It was not a quick road to solvency, but it can be done with sacrifice (and no that isn't a dirty word). |
| Tiffany T. | Denver, CO | July 21, 2008 | x |
| Arm M. | Glendale, CA | July 21, 2008 | I got my Canadian residency because I an sick and tired of living in this country and getting shafted. I'm ready to leave and I know I'll have a better life in Canada overall. The hell I'm going to buy into the housing market in this screwed up State (CA) and this country overall. I'd rather have my money going into my pocket rather that Halliburton's, Indy's, and Israel's. This country is toast. Get out while you can. |
| A. J. B. | Mission, KS | July 21, 2008 | Wake up people, isn't this just another form of the "Section 8 Housing Program" ran by our Washington bureaucrats??? |
| Bridget T. Jeremy T. | Johnson Creek, WI | July 21, 2008 | x |
| Albert C. | Wichita, KS | July 21, 2008 | It just amazes me just how selfish the amereuropean people are. It's apparent that you don't have anything that will make you better people. Maybe learn how to leave other people alone would be good for starters, and get a away of life that will mean something to you. Like let go of old ideas. |
| KENDALL M. ARLEN M. MELVIN M. CAROLINE M. | Reedley, CA | July 21, 2008 | x |
| Eric B. | Albuquerque, NM | July 21, 2008 | x |
| Robert A. | Broomfield, CO | July 21, 2008 | x |
| Stephanie J. | Glendale, AZ | July 21, 2008 | If you can't afford to own a house, rent. There's no reason my tax dollars should go to paying people's mortgages when I'm renting. |
| Brandon L. | San Francisco, CA | July 21, 2008 | The thought of losing my apartment as a result of a few greedy bastards' reckless investments makes me cringe. Renters have absolutely no recourse when a landlord lets his/her greed get the best of them and "loses the farm," so to speak. Shame on the government for bailing out rich speculators... |
| Nancy M. | Valley Stream, NY | July 21, 2008 | I own a small home with a mortgage, and refused to borrow to buy something I would have liked much more because I want to be able to PAY for it. I agree with the renters and others that there should be NO blanket bail-out of irresponsible persons, house-flippers and mortgage brokers, This will only encourage more of the same. Where does it end? Will the government buy cars for people who took out auto loans they couldn't really afford ? |
| Bonnie M. | Easton, KS | July 21, 2008 | The government should not be the answer for poor choices. There are a lot of poor people out here that made the poor choice of getting a student loan and then have to no job to pay them. How about giving them a break! Ihe interest mounts on those loans so that there is no possible way they will every pay them off and they are hounded to death. I'm not one of those people by the way, but I know people who are. I own my home and am almost debt free, but I would rather help someone that has on chance than someone who has really lived high and expects to continue living that way at my expense. I believe that all of these issues should be taken on a case by case basis and not a blanket bailout. |
| Jonathan G. | Brooklyn, NY | July 21, 2008 | x |
| Keith M. | Owensboro, KY | July 21, 2008 | What about me? I make my payments on time! |
| Jeffery B. | Federal Way, WA | July 21, 2008 | Why should my tax dollars go to bail out people that make poor choices. If I would have known about this I would have bought a house before I could afford it like the ones they want to bail out. Instead I was responsible and am waiting until I have the proper down payment for a decent loan that I can affford. |
| Jessica B. | Pocatello, ID | July 20, 2008 | x |
| Kelly D. | Huntington Beach, CA | July 20, 2008 | Yet one more transfer of wealth! There are less foreclosures today than in the 80s - no bail out then. Why now? |
| William M. William M. William M. William M. William M. William M. | Santa Monica, CA | July 20, 2008 | Homes became unaffordable to many citizens of major metropolitan areas across the US during the housing bubble. This condition continues today despite record drops in home values during the past year and a half. Preventing the correction in housing prices will not only punish responsible people who wish to buy a home but will keep many people in homes they cannot afford, with disastrous effects for the overall economy going forward. |
| Carol R. | Winside, NE | July 20, 2008 | "Now we know that infamous methods breed infamous results." Alexander Solzhenitsyn February 18,1974 |
| Frank S. | Oakland, CA | July 20, 2008 | Socialism NOW!!! All renters form unions because the bigger fish are going to start raising your rent in reaction to the increase in fuel prices. Oil is the foundation of all profit. When its price goes up, all our prices go up in an increasingly deregulated system. |
| Tecu'Mish M. | Lehighton, PA | July 20, 2008 | I think it very unfair to make us all responsible (in the form of our tax dollars) for the irresponsibility of a very small minority of people and lenders...they need to reap what they sowed. |
| Karen F. | Essex, MD | July 20, 2008 | x |
| Tracy F. Rob F. | Pensacola, FL | July 20, 2008 | x |
| Miguel H. Gabriela L. | San Francisco, CA | July 20, 2008 | x |
| Joey S. | Fort Lauderdale, FL | July 20, 2008 | x |
| David M. | Somerset, NJ | July 20, 2008 | x |
| Richard L. | Altadena, CA | July 20, 2008 | I do not want my tax money meant for public health care, education, and securing our land to be used as welfare for mortgage speculators who knew very well what they were doing. |
| Mace W. | Laguna Beach, CA | July 20, 2008 | Bailouts will only make it worse. I have ten friends who are ready to mail in the keys and walk just to get their piece of the bailout should one occur. Please no bailouts and no private profits with socialized risk. |
| Renee R. | Ames, IA | July 20, 2008 | I'm not interested in funding a government that rewards reckless behavior. Homeowners do not need to keep their unwisely-purchased property in order to have shelter, they merely need shelter. Free lunches should not be fillet mignon: provide those losing their homes with basic shelter, and let those who have actually put in the effort and work to maintain their own housing keep whatever luxury they have earned. |
| Stephen J. | Dallas, TX | July 20, 2008 | Please allow the housing market to correct itself from the artificially inflated prices brought on by nothing more than greed. Before we know it, the gap between rich and poor will close, and only the rich will be able to own homes. There is no reason to believe that your house should double in value in a couple of years. I know quite a few people who knew exactly what risk they were taking and chose to take that risk despite what common sense was telling them, not in order to become homeowners,but to get the most for their money. They figured they could just sell when the time came for their arms to readjust, all the while we carefully chose to wait until we could afford a home without any risky loan options. Why should my husband and I pay for others greed, when we put our wants aside because it was the responsible thing to do. Ridiculous. |
| Robin C. | Lynchburg, VA | July 20, 2008 | x |
| Melissa T. | Medford, OR | July 20, 2008 | Please allow the housing market to correct itself from the artificially inflated prices brought on by nothing more than greed. Before we know it, the gap between rich and poor will close, and only the rich will be able to own homes. There is no reason to believe that your house should double in value in a couple of years. I know quite a few people who knew exactly what risk they were taking and chose to take that risk despite what common sense was telling them, not in order to become homeowners,but to get the most for their money. They figured they could just sell when the time came for their arms to readjust, all the while we carefully chose to wait until we could afford a home without any risky loan options. Why should my husband and I pay for others greed, when we put our wants aside because it was the responsible thing to do. Ridiculous. |
| Melissa T. | Medford, OR | July 20, 2008 | Please allow the housing market to correct itself from the artificially inflated prices brought on by nothing more than greed. Before we know it, the gap between rich and poor will close, and only the rich will be able to own homes. There is no reason to believe that your house should double in value in a couple of years. I know quite a few people who knew exactly what risk they were taking and chose to take that risk despite what common sense was telling them, not in order to become homeowners,but to get the most for their money. They figured they could just sell when the time came for their arms to readjust, all the while we carefully chose to wait until we could afford a home without any risky loan options. Why should my husband and I pay for others greed, when we put our wants aside because it was the responsible thing to do. Ridiculous. |
| Callie J. | Nashville, TN | July 19, 2008 | x |
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