Comments on: Optimistic Developer Gambles On Boise “Hole”

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:20:54 +0000

Dog, I may have to look twice as hard as hard as you, but the road is crystal clear. The dems have had the congress for 5 years, and the presidency for 3 years. It is becoming like blaming Lincoln for the great depression! Although the repubs aren’t a bit better, eventually you will realize that this is a democratic show. I don’t mean to ruin the ending for anyone, but the hero dies and we all fade into oblivion!!

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:19:02 +0000

myopic must be th he heat. I had to google it.

By: dog

dog — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:10:13 +0000

Eye on Numbers, Cyclops is myopic.

By: Jeb

Jeb — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 01:32:17 +0000

Don’t hold your breath that the PIT will be anything more than it is….all these guys are doing is trying to get the “rights” so they MIGHT be able to get some poor sucker to pay them something some day. this deal is about a viable as the 34 story project that started this mess.

By: Eye on Numbers

Eye on Numbers — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:29:26 +0000

Hey Cyclops, I distinctly remember Prez. GW talking about his ownership society and how he wanted everyone in a home of their own. Mr. Greespan and his buddies along with the banks with all the crazy schemes to issue loans to people with lousy jobs, no money and bad credit brought the whole deal down at the expense of middle class Americans. I watched my 401k evaporate, my home value crash to less than half of what it was three years ago today.

The good news in all of this is young people with some diligence can now better afford a home but they will have to put 10-20% down as insurance against default.

Last, how are all those Bush era tax breaks for the rich working out at providing jobs these days? The rich keep getting richer at the expense of middle class America. Time for the Glitterati to pay their fair share of the tax burden.

I am pretty sick of paying for a war that we can’t explain to citizens why we are there at huge cost to the USA while the rest of the world remain spectators. Time to “bug-out”.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:55:41 +0000

Banks were told to make all those sub-prime loans! Barney Frank and Chris Dodd directed the banks to do “whatever it takes” to insure that every American citizen would be able to realize the American dream of owning a home!!

By: flatlander

flatlander — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:50:50 +0000

P&Z will probably have them build right to the edge of the sidewalk and color it gray just like all the other crappy buildings in downtown. Maybe the “arts” commission will require them to put an oozing illuminated crack in the side of the building and pay for it with taxpayer “arts funding”. Just another dream of some poor schmuck developer who wants to build in Bieterland.

By: Eye on Numbers

Eye on Numbers — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:23:54 +0000

Banks will not finance housing projects these days. Seems they got overly zealous and made a bunch of bad loans to people who had bad credit, poorly paying jobs, and no money in the false belief about housing being a low risk deal.

Frankly, all the periodicals are full of stories about younger people preferring to live in downtown areas of cities. Let’s all hope the PIT gets a decent viable project for downtown.