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I see, you're saying the loan is never paid back. Or is paid back only through more debt rolled over from something else. Ugh. I guess that's exactly how gover
by FooBarBizBazz 3y ago
I see, you're saying the loan is never paid back. Or is paid back only through more debt rolled over from something else.
Ugh. I guess that's exactly how governments fund themselves.
I don't see how a responsible person can even compete in that environment. It's like joining a sport where everyone's doping.
- bumby 3y agoIn this case, I don't think the revolving debt goes to governments because it's typically serviced by private entities. Rather, it's how people maintain an inflated lifestyle predicated on inflated home values.
- FooBarBizBazz 3y agoSure, I was only making an analogy -- people refinancing over and over, vaguely like governments pay T-bill interest by issuing more T-bills, where there's no expectation that the principal can ever really get paid back. I was about to mention Fannie and Freddie as a footnote about how the government might be involved in all this, but didn't think it was a big deal. Yet Google tells me they end up buying 70% of mortgages. So there's some flow here that I'd do well to understand.