What I’m reading 7-25-19 July 25, 2019 A short time ago I linked to a story that explained how generations of black American families had their family’s wealth stripped away from… Continue Reading
Violence on MLK Boulevard May 8, 2018 Today I will crank out my next Not Eurdora column. I have so many topics to choose from. I’ve gotten in the habit of… Continue Reading
House Hunting March 20, 2017 The Trib reports that the Duluth City Council wants to address the issue of homelessness. I found these two paragraphs pertinent: “According to the… Continue Reading
War on the Poor December 22, 2011 If this chart is right then after the conclusion of the Depression and World War II it took the average renter a week’s income… Continue Reading
Banks (worldwide) caused the sub prime housing bust… November 28, 2011 …Not lending to poor Americans in the ghettos. I can believe this: Indeed, this might be the biggest obstacle to pushing the false narrative…. Continue Reading
More bursting bubbles November 8, 2010 From Megan McCardle who, if you get the end, seems to worry about the consequences of government inaction in the U.S. as well as… Continue Reading
Subprimed November 1, 2010 Who is responsible for the mortagage mess? The seeds were sown in 1999 at the end of the Clinton years. Barnie Frank was a… Continue Reading
The Virtue of an extinct breed – the Housing crisis foretold July 14, 2008 I found this comment about one of my favorite Congressmen, Iowa’s Jim Leach, in a piece by a long time critic of the Federal… Continue Reading
