RE: [Mpls] Subprime lenders and gov't. spending

2002-12-22 Thread Bob Alberti
-Original Message- From: Anderson & Turpin Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 6:04 PM > Bob - > > I'm kind of amazed by the comments you've made, considering that you sign > off as a business owner. Thanks, I'm a pretty amazing guy. Of course I'm not going to reply to your comments. The

Re: [Mpls] Subprime lenders and gov't. spending

2002-12-22 Thread Anderson & Turpin
Bob - I'm kind of amazed by the comments you've made, considering that you sign off as a business owner. (Well, you sign off as President, but I assume you are also the owner, not a hired gun). For example you say: > The false premise is that government is somehow supposed to stand aside from >

[Mpls] Subprime lenders

2002-12-20 Thread Steve Brandt
Let's bring this debate back to Minneapolis. Subprime lenders offer credit to people who conventional lenders don't serve, for a variety of reasons, but at higher interest rates and sometimes with lending practices that critics call predatory. But in the context of Minneapolis, subprime lenders p

RE: [Mpls] Subprime lenders and gov't. spending

2002-12-20 Thread Bob Alberti
-Original Message- From: Michael Hohmann > Is it the proper role of government to use limited public funds to subsidize > high-risk (e.g. they can't get funds from conventional lenders) private > business endeavors (especially start ups), and in the process, determine > which businesses g

RE: [Mpls] Subprime lenders and gov't. spending

2002-12-20 Thread Michael Hohmann
inden Hills www.mahohmannbizplans.com > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Bob Alberti > Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 8:01 PM > To: Mpls Forum > Subject: RE: [Mpls] Subprime lenders and gov't. spending snip &g