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newdeal2

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35. The average voter doesn't know either

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #31)

Wed Nov 12, 2025, 12:06 AM

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This is not a policy tied to the Democratic Party at all in voters’ minds.

So whether this is good or bad policy, it doesn’t really matter. We can say we are against Trump’s 50 year mortgage and win on it.

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As a Party, how do we distance ourselves from 50 year mortgages under Trump while we embraced 40 year loans under Obama? [View all] PeaceWave Tuesday OP

Who cares? n/t leftstreet Tuesday #1

Very simple BeerBarrelPolka Tuesday #2

50 year mortgages are like reverse mortgages. No one should use them unless absolutely necessary. But agree with post. Silent Type Tuesday #3

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Except sometimes folks have no choice. Silent Type Tuesday #5

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Yes,reverse M's tack on a lot of fees that eventually eat up all your equity, they are one of the worst bankster scams,. yaesu Tuesday #7

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Don't see any evidence majority of Dems embraced 40 yr mortgages uponit7771 Tuesday #15

I never embraced 40 year mortgages pat_k Tuesday #6

Is the mortgage schedule part and parcel of the Democratic platform? Torchlight Tuesday #8

10 year difference. We don't have adequate renovation programs. The homes are too BIG. bucolic_frolic Tuesday #9

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I'm mainly just complaining about the bullshit self-aggrandizement of putting Trump on a sign with FDR AZJonnie Tuesday #12

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Link to majority Dems embracing 40 yr mortgages under Obama ...tia uponit7771 Tuesday #14

We? demmiblue Tuesday #16

40 year loans were not widely embraced under Obama. And Obama himself clearly did not embrace them. Wiz Imp Tuesday #17

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40 year mortgages were one element of a package of comprehensive reforms DBoon Tuesday #26

Bullshit. Wiz Imp Tuesday #29

The way we do it is to propose a national credit union that will make SIMPLE INTEREST home loans Volaris Tuesday #19

40+ year mortgages are SMART in the right market conditions... WarGamer Tuesday #20

Which is why I find it disturbing that anyone on our side would be advocating against such options... PeaceWave Tuesday #21

Lower payments doesn't mean more affordable Happy Hoosier Wednesday #36

It's a quesiton of affordability. So either fix wages or fix real property prices. flvegan Tuesday #22

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I have no problem with 40 or 50 yr mortgages ... PBC_Democrat Tuesday #25

I hated the idea of a 40 yr mortgage then Sailingdiver Tuesday #27

Yes, a 50 year mortgage and the amount of interest paid over that period is insane. CentralMass Tuesday #28

You left out some critical facts: spooky3 Tuesday #30

I didn't know that I or we embraced 40 year loans Renew Deal Tuesday #31

The average voter doesn't know either newdeal2 Wednesday #35

But is there a universal problem or solution JT45242 Tuesday #32

THIS. You're actually providing one of the most substantive solutions to the current housing problem... PeaceWave Tuesday #34

Take a good look at the graph you reference in your OP. Totally Tunsie Tuesday #33