Comments on: Should the federal government bail out homeowners facing foreclosure? http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/2009/02/28/should-the-federal-government-bail-out-homeowners-facing-foreclosure/ Issues that matter and resources for white collar workers of any profession or employment status. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:27:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Barbara http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/2009/02/28/should-the-federal-government-bail-out-homeowners-facing-foreclosure/comment-page-1/#comment-62982 Barbara Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:06:52 +0000 http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/?p=551#comment-62982 Tom -- I absolutely agree with your general thrust. But some of that optimism was delusional -- and pumped up, for example, by books like "The Secret" and prosperity preachers like Osteen, Dollar, etc, all saying that you deserve to have whatever you want. Our whole debt-based economy depended on baseless optimism about the future. Tom — I absolutely agree with your general thrust. But some of that optimism was delusional — and pumped up, for example, by books like “The Secret” and prosperity preachers like Osteen, Dollar, etc, all saying that you deserve to have whatever you want. Our whole debt-based economy depended on baseless optimism about the future.

]]> By: Karen http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/2009/02/28/should-the-federal-government-bail-out-homeowners-facing-foreclosure/comment-page-1/#comment-62970 Karen Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:13:34 +0000 http://www.unitedprofessionals.org/blog/?p=551#comment-62970 Tom, Loved your article--not sure I love the Helium platform after my first visit. ;-) I am so glad you bring up the concept of punishing people for having hope. It seems that taken to the extreme (and I am not sure we aren't there already) we are berating people for buying homes with the HOPE of keeping their jobs or even getting promoted. We are negative towards those who took out loans for college with the HOPE of landing a career position so they could pay them back. The media is now bashing people who have the nerve to HOPE the new President will succeed. Perhaps our core problem is spiritual and not financial? Tom,
Loved your article–not sure I love the Helium platform after my first visit. ;-)

I am so glad you bring up the concept of punishing people for having hope. It seems that taken to the extreme (and I am not sure we aren’t there already) we are berating people for buying homes with the HOPE of keeping their jobs or even getting promoted. We are negative towards those who took out loans for college with the HOPE of landing a career position so they could pay them back. The media is now bashing people who have the nerve to HOPE the new President will succeed. Perhaps our core problem is spiritual and not financial?

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