Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be nationalized?

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Washington Post
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "Special systemic risks posed by Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac justified government relief ,it seemed..."
	12/14/2008 3:33:39 PM

James D. Hamilton
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized. My recommendation would therefore be for a managed bailout in which the stockholders, creditors and taxpayers jointly share the bill
	12/11/2008 4:30:36 PM

Daniel Gross
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. Must be propped up because they "have the real capacity to inflict real damage throughout the international financial system."
	12/9/2008 3:05:58 PM

Robert Reich
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "no question the government will have to take over the companies"
	12/4/2008 1:50:07 PM

Jon Kyl
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized. One way is by introducing legislation to put Fannie and Freddie on a path towards complete segregation from the federal government and its guarantees
	11/10/2008 3:27:53 PM

Robert Kingsbury (L-NH)
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized. The "bailout" of Fanny Mae, etc. only amounts to a way of swindling the citizens of America
	10/31/2008 12:59:16 PM

Robert Samuelson
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized. Implicit backing from the government has long term hazards
	10/30/2008 7:32:20 PM

Kevin Drum
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "I guess rescuing them was the right thing to do."
	10/30/2008 6:09:06 PM

Financial Services Roundtable
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "...a necessary step to enable the GSEs to provide liquidity to the housing market"
	10/30/2008 6:02:35 PM

Brian Wesbury
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "...the actions taken this weekend will help add liquidity to the mortgage market and help end the vicious cycle of mark to market mayhem"
	10/30/2008 6:02:08 PM

Chris Hackett (R-PA)
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized. including terminating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s status as Government Sponsored Enterprises
	10/22/2008 9:41:34 AM

Dean Baker
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "Fannie and Freddie can best serve their role of providing the stable anchor of the secondary mortgage market by being boring government corporations."
	10/6/2008 11:11:38 AM

The Nation
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "A real solution to this mess is not complicated: wipe out the corporations and nationalize them"
	9/28/2008 10:52:03 PM

Richard Shelby
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "The conservatorship is the right first step."
	9/19/2008 6:22:54 PM

Floyd Norris
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "There have been bailouts before, but none that seemed more crucial than that of Fannie and Freddie"
	9/19/2008 6:22:43 PM

The Baltimore Sun
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "...it was the right move."
	9/19/2008 6:22:28 PM

International Herald Tribune
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "...the U.S. government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage-finance giants, was a reasonable and reassuring move."
	9/19/2008 6:22:10 PM

Steve Forbes
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized. "Send them out into the world, sever their ties to the U.S. government and let them compete as private companies."
	9/19/2008 6:21:50 PM

Charles E. Schumer
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. plan "threaded the needle just right"
	9/10/2008 3:33:09 PM

George W. Bush
	Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be nationalized. "critical" to the housing market recovery.
	9/9/2008 11:10:12 AM