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Citibank - On Guard! - Cramer's Stop Trading! (9/12/08)

Sears also offers an excellent service network. It's a far better post sale experience to buy a major appliance from Sears vs. Best Buy etc.

Unintended Consequences of the Fannie / Freddie Bailout

Let's be real here - the US public policy has been to subsidize home ownership for many many years - interest deductions, federally supported loans, etc. This has led to overblown home prices, use of real estate taxes by local government as the primary revenue source, use of real estate appreciation as a substitute for personal savings, you name it.

The only way these distortions will go away is to get rid of this marketplace distortion completely - no housing subsidy.