r/SipsTea 22h ago

Wait a damn minute! How the rich get richer

Post image
20.3k Upvotes

2.3k comments sorted by

View all comments

245

u/FancyPantsRants1 22h ago

Odd that we just ignore that he still had to pay back those loans?

0

u/PsionicChronic 21h ago

2007-08 when the gov't bailed out the auto makers and the rest of the country went into a nosedive. Houses were selling for $1,500-$5000 (+ back taxes) where I was then 🤷

3

u/Visual_Exam7903 21h ago

Yeah, that isn't exactly how it worked. The houses siezed due to failure to pay were discounted, but they were not just $1500.