Comments for Is the Obama Administration Soft on Crime? at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.cepr.net Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/is-the-obama-administration-soft-on-crime#comment-14464 Why doesn't the government just bypass the banks and give the $20 billion directly to the homeowners in the form of vouchers that they could apply to reduce the principal on their loans? That would achieve the same amount of principal reduction and make it apparent that the banks are contributing nothing in the proposed deal. Of course the transparent approach would unmask the pretense that the bankers have done anything to deserve immunity, so perhaps I've answered my own question. - Jack MacMillan Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:14:20 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/is-the-obama-administration-soft-on-crime#comment-14394 "We" [i]don't[/i] want to give the banks a free pass. The Obama Administration does. - PeonInChief Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:34:42 +0100