I wonder if the whole article was written sarcastically: > so many families were being tossed onto their lawns by bailed-out banks that had bullied them into b

I wonder if the whole article was written sarcastically: > so many families were being tossed onto their lawns by bailed-out banks that had bullied them into bullshit mortgages. Yes, banks put a gun to people's head and said: Borrow my money and nobody gets hurt. The article makes more sense sarcastically, but it's a poor attempt at sarcastic commentary if that was the goal.