tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post2858681270247958038..comments2023-10-25T07:01:43.750-07:00Comments on The Daily Salt Shaker: Globe and Mail Columnist Waxes Nostalgic about CommunismSea Salthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17729667460510653536noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post-3669842876724613972009-04-03T14:54:00.000-07:002009-04-03T14:54:00.000-07:00The current crisis was caused by a bubble burst in...The current crisis was caused by a bubble burst in housing. Without Fannie Mae, a bank would have never done a liar loan. Mortgage interest is also tax deductible in the US, this also help pump housing prices. Without government interference there never would have been a housing bubble. Recessions are normal they correct excesses, and clean out the deadwood. The government refuses to except the recession, and is pumping money into the system. The cure may end up being a lot worse then the disease.<BR/>No wonder a lot of newspapers are going broke. People are no longer putting up with people like Rick Sautin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post-10847398167455032972009-04-03T13:08:00.000-07:002009-04-03T13:08:00.000-07:00I love how he accuses the Press of villifying Comm...I love how he accuses the Press of villifying Communism then in the same stride villifies Capitalism. The same old mantra too. Those evil greedy bankers who live high on the hog while we toil away pay cheque to pay cheque. Sure, we're going through a slight set back right now but to blame it on capitalism is just plain stupid. Despite the "crisis" we're in take a look around. By my standards most of us toiling from pay cheque to pay cheque are still living extraordinarily well in comparison to the average person under any Communist system ever. With this in mind I can live with the odd story of over indulgences by CEO's. Better them then a Communist party elite eating cavier while I line up for a loaf of bread! This guy's a doofus and obviously doesn't get it.Strack Attacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2363750719887401024.post-63052497928642465952009-04-03T13:00:00.000-07:002009-04-03T13:00:00.000-07:00I have read that guys column before. Your right he...I have read that guys column before. Your right he is a kook. A lot of people did admire the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in the 1930s. It`s been said that a big part of the New Deal, was because Elanor Roosevelt admired the Soviet Union. <BR/>I just don`t get these NDPers. Every Province that goes NDP, goes down the drain. How many more examples of socialism do these people need, before they give up the dream. Rick Salutin should take a trip to North and South Korea. This A-hole needs wake up call.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com