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"Well, let's stop for a second and remember where we were eight years ago,
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton opined during the first presidential debate
at Hofstra University on September 26th. "We had the worst financial crisis, the
Great Recession, the worst since the 1930s. at was in large part because of tax
policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took
their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm."
"In fact, Donald [Trump] was one of the
people who rooted for the housing crisis. He
said, back in 2006, 'Gee, I hope it does collapse,
because then I can go in and buy some and make
some money.' Well, it did collapse."
"at's called business, by the way," her
counterpart interjected.
It's been a long campaign season, one quite
unprecedented in modern American politics.
And because the housing market is stable,
housing policy issues have taken a back seat in
the public debate. But the two candidates do
have plans for promoting homeownership that
take vastly different approaches.
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