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Fannie and Freddie made two-thirds of all subprime mortgages. That is not a free market institution. That entity, along with the Fed printing too much money back in '03 and '04, caused the housing collapse. So we need to take free markets seriously. That means we have to put an end to all these tax credits and tax deductions and loopholes.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Along Back Caused Collapse Credits Deduction End Entity Fed Free Free Market Free Markets Housing Institution Loopholes Made Market Markets Means Money Mortgages Much Need Printing Put Seriously Take Tax Too Too Much Too Much Money Two-Thirds

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What we witnessed in Ferguson, in Baltimore, and in Baton Rouge was a collapse of social order. So many of the actions of the Occupy movement and Black Lives Matter transcend peaceful protest and violates the code of conduct we rely on. I call it anarchy.

~David A. Clarke, Jr.

Topics: Actions Anarchy Baltimore Baton Black Call Code Collapse Conduct Lives Many Matter Movement Occupy Order Peaceful Protest Rely Social Social Order Transcend Violates Witnessed

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Businesses that fail to develop their staff are twice as likely to collapse. Firms seeking to reposition themselves for the economic upturn need to invest in their staff's flexibility, responsiveness and skills.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Businesses Collapse Develop Economic Fail Flexibility Invest Likely Need Seeking Skills Staff Themselves Twice

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I am really and truly frightened by the collapse of support for the Republican Party by the young and the educated.

~David Frum

Topics: Am Collapse Educated Frightened Party Really Republican Republican Party Support Truly Young I Am

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With the advent of genetic engineering the time required for the evolution of new species may literally collapse.

~Dee Hock

Topics: Advent Collapse Engineering Evolution Genetic Genetic Engineering Literally May New Required Species Time

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Particularly at around the age of 70 you reach a stage where you have to be very careful. If, at that point, you abandon the work you have been doing, there is a good chance that you will just collapse and drift.

~Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Topics: Abandon Age Around Been Careful Chance Collapse Doing Drift Good Good Chance Just Particularly Point Reach Stage Very Where Will Work You

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Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse.

~Doris Lessing

Topics: Collapse Dependent Easily Mechanisms Our Precarious Society Some Very

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Most people understand that Lehman Brothers didn't collapse because Gordon Brown built too many schools and hospitals.

~Douglas Alexander

Topics: Because Brothers Brown Built Collapse Gordon Hospitals Many Most People Schools Too Understand

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I think money is due for some sort of collapse. People are going to realize that money has a half-life, like radioactive elements.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: Collapse Due Elements Going Like Money People Radioactive Realize Some Sort Think I Think

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If money is not maintained, it can collapse like a bridge along Interstate 5 and fixing it, even with determined politicians, will take ages, during which time God only knows how much human damage will occur.

~Douglas Coupland

Topics: Ages Along Bridge Collapse Damage Determined Even Fixing God How How Much Human Knows Like Maintained Money Much Occur Only Politicians Take Time Which Will

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