It's a reflexive throwaway line that you almost always insert, gratuitously, to account for Bad Economic News.
On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It was not any sort of blame, just pointing out the concurrency of > events. Every president gets the [president]oconomics label. Reaganomics, > Clintonomics, Busheconomonomics, etc. > > Interesting though that you see it as blame. Being closer to it all, I > guess you have a better sense of it. > > --R > > > On 2/3/15 11:05 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >> How comforting that Obama can be blamed for everything bad that's >> happened in the USA since 1/20/2009. As Ross Perot would say, "It's just >> tthat simple": >> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: >> >> There were/are a bunch on Kiawah too, a lot of the swells got a >> bit overextended in the Obamaconomy and quit paying the nut on >> their $1M+ swankiendas. Most of them probably didn't actually >> spend much time there, these were 1%er trophy casitas, so ejecting >> them was not likely a problem. They also kept all that very >> hushhush on the island, not wanting to tarnish the Kiawah brand. >> >> But if you need to get them out, a sheriff can help after the >> proper notices and such. In DC, the squatter probably has more >> rights than the new owner though, so YMMV. >> >> When we bought our house up near Boston, the PO left one of his >> loser kids there, we had to encourage him to leave in fairly >> emphatic terms, once discerning he was still alive and >> semi-functional. >> >> --R >> >> >> On 2/3/15 10:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >> >> There are lots of foreclosed properties even in affluent parts >> of the DC area. How does this play out if you purchase one of >> these homes and need to evict the homeowner/tenant/squatter? >> >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> >> wrote: >> >> I was told by a realtor friend that the banks don't like to >> foreclose because then the bad asset moves to some other >> category >> and it makes the bank look bad in audits or whatever, so >> they just >> let them ride without moving on the foreclosure. I don't >> know how >> that all works, but it sorta makes sense. >> >> --R >> >> >> On 2/3/15 5:38 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> >> We know a former neighbor who was in her foreclosed >> home for >> over five years. She moved out and her ex-husband >> moved in a >> couple of months ago. The bank still hasn't foreclosed >> on them. >> >> I get giddy thinking of what I could do with five >> years of no >> house payments. >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Feb 2, 2015, at 5:52 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com >> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com >> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: >> >> Original Message >> From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 4:36 PM >> To: Mercedes List >> Reply To: Dan Penoff >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Secret message for Dan >> >> Yabbut the worst part is that >things like >> mortgage >> interest, a >pretty decent deduction, is >trending >> down as I pay off my >house. Yet - as I get >> older I >> make >more money >> >> Almost seems designed that way... >> >> I’ve got some credit card balances >I’m >> thinking about >> taking a >second mortgage out for to cut >the >> interest >> cost and make the >interest deductible…. >> >> >> Mortgage interest deduction is a scam. On every >> dollar in >> interest you pay, you deduct 28 cents from your >> tax bill. >> The only ones making out are the banks. >> >> Spend a dollar, get 28 cents back. Better odds at >> a casino. >> >> Pay the house off, and be done. >> >> OR >> >> Rent it out, buy a multi-million dollar mansion, don't >> make a payment, and wait to see if the bank ever >> throws >> you out. I have read a lot of stories about banks not >> foreclosing for various reasons. >> >> Rick >> Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives >> http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual >> contributors and as >> such, those individuals are responsible for the >> content of >> the post. 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