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[#158289] Written by: artistharry [27/04/11, 17:06]
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Part 5: Safe as Houses
It sounded so simple: give state-owned assets to the people. After all, what better foundation for a
property-owning democracy than a campaign of privatisation encompassing housing? An economic theory
says that markets can't function without mortgages, because it's only by borrowing against their
assets that entrepreneurs can get their businesses off the ground. But what if mortgages are bundled
together and sold off to the highest bidder?
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