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Originally Posted by FSETH
In addition, looks like Bush tried to do something about this in 2003, but it was shot down. The next thing on the table wasn't until 2005, which by then, was way to late to correct the mistakes from 1999. Everything had already snowballed.
Plus, without going back and looking through every single item contained in those bills from the mid-2000's, it is very difficult to see why they were opposed by Bush. A lot of other items get crammed into these bills.
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OK, I'll Trump (pun intended) your Clinton with another Bush (same source)...
"President Bush advocated the Ownership society, premised on the concepts of individual accountability, smaller government, and the owning of property.
Critics have argued this contributed to the subprime mortgage crisis, by encouraging home ownership for those unable to afford them and insufficient regulation of financial institutions."
The point is that you can point fingers at Clinton all you want, but it appears to me that Bush is just as culpable - if not more - because he had the opportunities to ameliorate these issues but chose not to - I am guessing because by this time he could not afford to because of his unwise, badly managed, and off the books wars.
Programs can start out as good, and then need to be tended and corrected to remain good. When you abdicate your responsibilities to make these corrections who's fault is it, your or your predesessor under whose care these programs may have been headed for trouble - but were not yet in trouble?