Upcoming Foreclosures - Why do people keep blaming minorities when they represent less then 10 percent of foreclosures?

Why do people keep blaming minorities when they represent less then 10 percent of foreclosures?

I am so tired of people blaming minorities for the huge economic mess... Hello 10 percent of foreclosures are minorities.. 60 percent of all foreclosures are houses that are Jumbo over 400,000, whites dominate this area of foreclosures... Dont you think its racist to blame blacks and Latinos for this mess when they only represent 10 percent of foreclosures?

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very good point.
ITS THEIR WAY OF NOT TAKING THE BLAME FOR IT THEMSELVES ITS JUST SAD BLAME EVERYONE BUT THE RIGHT ONE .
I have heard no one blame minorities, so it is of your own thinking, thus, your own racism.
I don't know of anyone blaming minorities. Not unless "deadbeats" and "morons" are "code words"
Forclosures are a small problem, not that much of an issue. Only about $100,000,000,000.00 of the $700,000,000,000.00 theft. All of the mortgages, on all homes, and all forclosed homes, could be COMPLETELY PAID OFF with 1/7th the ammount government wants to spend. The problem is theft by bankers who this money is printed for. The richest of the rich, and they are empowered by the "fed" who creates this debt, to pay them, which devalues our money. Next year each $1.00 will only be worth about $0.50, as this theft moves from the electronic system only, to the paper.
Who else are they going to blame, themselves? Get real.
I have my house and money, I am OK. But some of my white brothers and sisters can't afford Shaniqua's 10 kids and free housing.
You seriously just pulled this out of your butt didn't you? No one is blaming them but as you just stated they are technically also at fault for the 10%.
The minorities are the pathetic whites' scapegoat. Of course they won't be responsible and mature, and realize it's their problem too. You see, it's quite elementary: they're INCAPABLE of such a thing.
Well, whites make up 70-75% of the population, so it only makes sense that most forclosures are from Whitey. i'm white
Uhhh, because they're racists, and people like Neil Cavuto on FoKKKs "news" tell them stupid things like that, that's why. Conturds believe drug addicts like rush limp-burger, who must be swallowing handfuls of oxycontin and swilling scotch by the gallon these days in between blaming Democrats for what the GOP hath wrought- what with deregulation of the financial markets and de-emphasizing regulatory agencies. Gotta finish the transfer of the wealth to the wealthy, you know. Gt while the gittin's good, people are wising up. Funny, you can send their kids off to war, scare the hell outta them about the 'tayurriss', but let them start hurting in the pocketbook and they wake the f*ck up. Funny how that works--
Not much of a sane message from someone named Messiah. FYI - no one has blamed minorities
when things go wrong everyone looks for a scapegoat. it's easy to blame the other guy who isn't 'like' us....
I notice that too. I agree with you. It was greed or for the love of money. I am sure by both parties played a part but Republican was in charge for six years. I mostly blame Bush. He took from the poor and gave to the rich. Under Bush and McCain want to continue his police, big corporation and the wealthiest benefit not the middle and lower class. }{
Well, it's easier to do that, then to admit that it was your fault. Minorities are a very good scapegoat.
Minority propaganda.
I've heard many remarks about this whole crisis being the fault of people who took loans they could not afford. Honestly, I agree that to be a very unfair statement as none of the people who took out any loans from housing to auto to business are to blame for this scenario. I don't think the majority of people have been paying attention to what has been going on in the country for many years. Not because they didn't want to, but if it doesn't affect them, there's no real reason to look beyond. Now, it's shocking to wake up being told the entire Global economy may be on the verge of collapse, and more to the point, here at home. So it's easier to point the finger of blame towards something or someone else...The people are upset and rightfully so...As the truth of what has been happening during the past five years or so starts to be filtered out to the public, I think the pointing of fingers will start to ease up.... The Govt tried to do something when they hauled Countrywide into Washington for hearings a year or so ago...but it's been no more than attempting to plug up holes in the dike with allot of water still crashing in on the other side....We may end up with a nationalized banking system at the end of all of this....who's to know...no one does...and there in lies the nervousness.... This is going to take a long time before things start getting better...there's a long bumpy ride ahead and I hope the country will not become even more divided than it currently is...shock and awe always seems to go hand in hand with cause and affect....and even during this chaotic economic time, the rich will continue to get richer and the less fortunate will stay just that, less fortunate.... "To see what is in front of one's noses takes a constant struggle." George Orwell An older Independents point of view...