Girl Talk V, The Housing Crisis

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Wow! This is a beautiful home, how on earth an you afford it??
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Yeah, I've worked nearly 20 years in my dark, stanky little cubicle and still don't have a living room set like this and a two car garage with two actual cars.
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Well, I have to thank President Obama, he restructured my distressed mortgage and kept us in our way-more-than-we-can-afford home. It has plummeting property values right now, but it is an “owner-occupied, primary residence," so you know, with the gov'ments $75 billion, you betcha, we can live here a little while longer and, you know, maybe foreclose or declare bankruptcy soon and look for a new place.

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Yeah, we're one of the 4 million homeowners that could modify our mortgages with the help of government incentives making up the difference in what we just can't pay. My hardship and heartbreak is a reminder that while this crisis is vast, it begins just one house -- and one family -- at a time. Excuse me while I go pick up my double espresso decaff caramel latte, K? Be right back.
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The White House says nearly six million Americans are in foreclosure or at risk of foreclosure. Would you give up your daily double decaff pumpkin spice latte in order to pay $120 more on your mortgage each month?
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Silly! I don't have to do that! I'm stuck in a sub-prime mortgage that I can't afford because of soaring interest rates & "personal misfortune," it's not my fault! Obama says if I move forward with purpose and resolve with an appreciation for the American Dream and how fragile it can be when we fail in our collective responsibilities, I can overcome this crisis. No problem!
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Ummmm, hello? President Obama?? Um, Yes, I'm stuck in a subprime mortgage that I can't afford. Yes? I'm listening......"