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Re:U.S. Secretly Halted JPMorgan’s Growth for Years by matwood on Monday October 29, 2018 @08:16AM (#18326840)
> It started with the banker that sold a mortgage while knowing the people couldn't afford it

Why wasn't it up to the people to know they couldn't afford it? Have we really absolved personal responsibility this much?

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Re:U.S. Secretly Halted JPMorgan’s Growth for Years by azeotropic on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @07:28AM (#18335490)
Indeed. You have to sit down and sign an enormous stack of paperwork to get a mortgage in the U.S., and a large fraction of it is government mandated forms that explain the risks, which you sign acknowledging you read and understood them.

If you're getting a mortgage it's time to start acting like an adult already.

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