车开进坑里”的陈词滥调(“他们”特指布什行政当局)。
不错2008年的金融危机发生在布什执政的尾声。但引爆这场金融危机的是所谓的次贷危机。而次贷危机的产生则要归功于小克行政当局以及由民主党控制的国会。正是这批丽八乳使用政治压力逼两房和商业银行向低收入阶层大量方法房屋贷款。其中最起劲的是民主党议员兼国会银行管理委员会主席的 Chris Dodd.
2003年，布什当局提出对两房实行监管措施，遭到民主党参众两院的阻挠，因而流产。以下是wiki 的记录：
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
In 2003, the Bush Administration attempted to create an agency to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The bill never made progress in Congress, facing sharp opposition by Democrats.[48] The Bush economic policy regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac changed during the economic downturn of 2008, culminating in the federal takeover of the two largest lenders in the mortgage market. Further economic challenges have resulted in the Bush administration attempting an economic intervention, through a requested $700 billion bailout package for Wall Street investment houses.
而其中首当其冲的属麻州国会议员给哥哥 Barney Frank。以下也是wiki的记录：
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
In 2003, while the ranking Democrat on the Financial Services Committee, Frank opposed a Bush administration proposal, in response to accounting scandals, for transferring oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from Congress and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to a new agency that would be created within the Treasury Department. The proposal, supported by the head of Fannie Mae, reflected the administration's belief that Congress "neither has the tools, nor the stature" for adequate oversight. Frank stated, "These two entities...are not facing any kind of financial crisis.... The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing."[57] In 2003, Frank also stated what has been called his "famous dice roll":[58] "I do not want the same kind of focus on safety and soundness [in the regulation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac] that we have in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision. I want to roll the dice a little bit more in this situation towards subsidised housing."[59]
请注意 给哥哥Barney Frank 当时的论调：
"These two entities...are not facing any kind of financial crisis.... The more people exaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordable housing."[57]
铁证如山。这批利八辱完全是导致2008年金融危机的罪魁祸首。
