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New Legislation Proposes to Take Wall Street Out of the Housing Market

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New Legislation Proposes to Take Wall Street Out of the Housing Market

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A bill introduced in the House and Senate would prevent hedge funds from owning single-family houses in the United States.

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why were they ever allowed to do this? why should the system allow you to gamble on houses?
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  Because they saw an opportunity to fuck America again after imploding Wall St in 2007-08.
  
  Rampant unfettered capitalism only cares about the money they can make, never about the people’s lives they destroy.

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