Taxpayers Bear Brunt of This Bailout

Stock quotes in this article: FNM , FRE  

The popular phrase getting thrown around by many critics is that the entire history of Fannie and Freddie will prove to be a classic example of "the privatization of profits and the socialism of loss."

But the added malfeasance is that if you were a renter and didn't buy into bubble home prices over the past five years, then you're now being overly penalized.
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