Greed...

[M-technik-3]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2013/09/08/left-with-nothing/

Guy was probably living on less than 750 a month.. Mortgage Foreclosures and Tax issues.

[mrsleeve]

you never own your property you always have to pay your rent to the govt

very sad story,

[M-technik-3]

It is sad, wonder who the investors are. How many are linked to LLC that might have someone from gov't in the directors.

[mrsleeve]

I would say most as there has to be some kind of inside line on this kinda thing

[M-technik-3]

Urban Re-development.

[rhE-30]

hmm, if the property now belongs to third party company, why are US Marshalls putting his shit on the curb?

[M-technik-3]

hmm, if the property now belongs to third party company, why are US Marshalls putting his shit on the curb?

They are serving the warrant.

[Todd Black 88]

The people of a country are judged by the eyes of the world, by how they treat their most vulnerable.

This is disgusting.

[z31maniac]

lulz

M, sleeve.......yet you guys will defend the explosion of CEO pay, reduction in benefits and purchasing power for the middle class, etc.

The hypocrisy has me laughing so hard, it's literally hard to type.

Seriously, where are the "personal responsibility" rants?

[mrsleeve]

lulz

M, sleeve.......yet you guys will defend the explosion of CEO pay, reduction in benefits and purchasing power for the middle class, etc.

The hypocrisy has me laughing so hard, it's literally hard to type.

Seriously, where are the "personal responsibility" rants?

What does CEO pay and what not have to do with a 76 year old man with dementia getting his home stolen from him by a shitty system designed to prey on those most vulnerable in a city run by the "party of the middle class and watching out for the little guy"??? Party affiliation on this would have little to do with it I suspect, as its the convulsion of a corrupt system and predatory private interest both filed with unscrupulous individuals.

Personal responsibility is one thing, but this is something totally different. I fail to see where there is any hypocrisy in my statements or in my beliefs. This is a sad story, one that should not happen.

[Q5Quint]

Does the government have responsibility or accountability to people who do not pay taxes and have existing health issues?

Would there have been a different reaction if he was already homeless?

Taking peoples houses is horrible~ shouldnt somebody have talked to the guy first? Could the VA help out?

[nando]

well, we all know DC is a cesspool, so this isn't exactly surprising. we have created a culture where the only thing that matters is profit - now you can see the results.

the hypocrisy is because this is what you say is good - they're just private companies doing the market's business, right? they're serving their shareholders by increasing the stock prices, right? This is the free market at work, right? the only thing a corporation exists for is to make money, correct?

And 90% of the profits from this enterprise are likely going straight to the top - the CEO, CFO, COO and large shareholders. That's where Z31's comment on CEO pay is coming from.

[uofom3]

The people of a country are judged by the eyes of the world, by how they treat their most vulnerable.

This is disgusting.

Bullshit. But, even if that's your measuring stick, in aggregate we still win by a mile.