Explaining the housing mortgage meltdown
Nicole Gelinas talks with Jim Blasingame about the causes of the economic crisis of 2008, including out-of-control mortgage lending policies and products, and a general attitude that home-ownership is a right for all, not just for those who can actually afford to make a downpayment. They also talk about how to prevent a recurrance.
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Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on the devastation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma, and with its bankrupt government, how will it ever recover?
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report that weeks after the hurricane destroyed much of Puerto Rico, 70% of residents still don’t have electricity, and what will it take to resolve this impediment to recovery.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss what U.S. government support for Puerto Rico’s recovery from hurricane Maria will look like.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to compare the upcoming recovery efforts in Puerto Rico to those in Houston, Florida and the New Orleans situation during Katrina.
Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the factors that make the current Wall Street scenario look a lot like the Dot Bomb era, plus how a stock market collapse could hurt small businesses before the economy truly recovers.
