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Why 150 People Wore Swimsuits and Snorkels in the Streets of Boston Today

January 30, 2012 By massuniting

Sure, it has been an unusually warm winter for us in New England, but that's not why more than 150 activists took to the streets with snorkels and swimsuits today in the financial district. Sporting goggles, flippers and life preservers, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bank-of-america, banks, City-Life, fannie-mae, foreclosure, freddie-mac, MassUniting, protest

Government role in home ownership

August 17, 2010 By seascraper

Forced to listen to Diane Rehm show today on home ownership, Fannie, Freddie etc. The show was very boring but I thought some points could be related to our ongoing discussions about the middle class etc. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: diane-rehm, fannie-mae, federal-reserve, freddie-mac, home-ownership

Barney Frank helped Fannie and Freddie fail

September 17, 2008 By bostonshepherd

An editorial piece in today's Wall Street Journal levels some blame for the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac mess at Barney Frank for his resistance against meaningful reform. Despite progressives' belief that anything the WSJ writes if false, … [Read more...]

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Freddie and Fannie were NOT bailed out – they were nationalized – isn’t that socialist?

September 8, 2008 By AmberPaw

Reuters:  http://www.reuters.com/article... [no dividends] Housing Note:  http://www.housingwire.com/200... This is no longer the worst housing crisis since the Great Depression, this is the worst housing crisis, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bank-collapse, banks, bush, depression, fannie-mae, freddie-mac, seizing-corporations, socialism, socialist

Republican Lack of Energy Policy $4 Gas, Lack of Economic Policy Diasterous…..

September 6, 2008 By woburndem

This could add Billions even a trillion dollars to the deficit and what does it say about the full faith and credit of the United States? It just about confirms it is bankrupt. The sad part is there is no court to seek protection from our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: biden, democrat, economy, fannie-mae, freddie-mac, mccain, obama, palin, random, republican

Fannie and Freddie

July 14, 2008 By tedf

The winners, it seems to me, are: (1) The bondholders, including the foreign governments and investors who own $1.4 trillion in U.S. mortgage debt. I feel like a sucker for investing in treasury bonds rather than Fannie and Freddie bonds. I … [Read more...]

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activate_media Activate Media @activate_media ·
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VETERANS FOR PEACE SHOW Sunday, March 19th, 2023 Join Us Sunday Mornings on Activate Radio - Activate Media https://buff.ly/3JYBv3x
#boston #cambridge #worcester #lowell #nyc #manchester #providence #portland #bospoli #mapoli

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Never underestimate the power of a group of small town women who want change. They could have brunch together and come up with a plan. 😉 #mapoli

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michaelbenezra Michael Benezra @michaelbenezra ·
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Having worked in the House, I am beyond grateful to have @RepPressley in Congress. She is deep in the work, an issue expert (@FSCDems), and advocate for financial equity. She is about the work. @Ward15B #mapoli

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Dorchester's Ward 15 Dems show up for our Congresswoman. Derek DaSilva, Ed Cook, Linda Barros, Sofia Barros, co-host Jim Milke, @RepPressley, @JohnsonForBos, co-host Shirley Jones, @CeferinaMurrell and @MichaelBenezra.

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ginachristo Gina Christo @ginachristo ·
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"What the public needs to see is a T that’s working' — not a governor who shares the pain of getting stuck in a slow zone."

I couldn't disagree more! #mapoli

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progressivemass Progressive Mass @progressivemass ·
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Exactly! Voters understand that our tax code has been regressive and that we need to be investing more in both education and transportation -- as well as other areas like affordable housing and environmental protection.

We shouldn't go backwards.

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Raise Up MA @RaiseUpMA

Voters were clear in November: Massachusetts supports a fairer tax code.

Giving big tax cuts to the wealthiest states takes us backwards from that goal.

Let your legislators know: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/rum-fy24-budget.

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jonathancohn Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn @jonathancohn ·
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The charitable deduction is such a shameless giveaway to the rich and takes the allocation of funds outside of the process of democratic deliberation. #mapoli

Progressive Mass @ProgressiveMass

We don't need more tax cuts for the rich. That's why we're proud to support legislation from @JamieEldridgeMA and @erika4rep to target the charitable deduction to those who aren't *already* getting such a benefit on their federal taxes.

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https://www.eagletribune.com/news/boston/charitable-donations-could-impact-millionaires-tax/article_e540cc5c-c8b7-11ed-b57c-9778fc3c7c2a.html

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