Thursday, July 21, 2011

MR. ROBINSON MOVES TO A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD

Remember Mr. Robinson?  This brings back childhood memories doesn't it?




While it is fun to go back and watch those SNL episodes a real life Mr. Robinson is taking advantage of the real estate crisis in Flower Mound, Tx.  It seems like his neighbors aren't too happy, but I applaud his ability to do great research and use the system to his advantage.  I'm not really sure why his neighbors don't support his action other than the fact that it seems as though he may have the ability to get a better deal than they did.  Ultimately this could be a win-win for them and him.  I normally wouldn't play the race card, but it does seem as though that may be a factor as well.



Personally I'd rather see people take advantage of a bad situation versus have the asset waste away.  Think about how our government went out handing out the "bail outs" to our banks and industries.  What if they would have simply paid a check to each family for $100,000 or $200,000 but made the requirement that each person had to pay off outstanding debts with that newly printed money.  Essentially this is what happened, but the money skipped you and me and went to banks while they were able to keep your obligation as a liability on the books.  Isn't that simply a travesty? 

No, I'm no communist or socialist, but think about it.  Your government printed and borrowed money through huge deficit spending to "create" jobs that were green jobs or were going to be stimulative.  We've learned that the creation of those jobs cost more than $200,000 each and those jobs did  not last.  Have you forgotten all of the programs that have failed?  TARP, Cash for Clunkers, homebuyer tax credits, and Shovel Ready Jobs were just a few.  While the government was spewing money to huge multi-national firms that pay little or no taxes (GE) folks like the original owner of the house in Flower Mound were laid off and lost their homes to foreclosure.  In this case the mortgage company that actually wrote the loan (and kept it) also blew up.  Where were their bailouts?

Good for this guy, I hope he gets the property and I hope that he maintains the home and I hope the neighbors grow up.

GOATMUG

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