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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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Bankers say that generously easing loan terms or reducing mortgages outright would only encourage homeowners who can pay to pretend they can't. It would also send a dangerous message: a financial commitment isn&rsquo;t really a commitment. <br />
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The $26 billion deal authorities struck with banks over foreclosure abuses, a main element of that will require the banks to reduce homeowner debt angers some. <br />
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Homeowners who keep paying their mortgages, even if their homes have lost value, wonder why neighbors who weren&rsquo;t as responsible are getting help.<br />
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Since the settlement was announced, pressure has mounted for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage giants whose loans are not eligible for the deal, to allow debt relief for their borrowers as well. <br />
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Are you in favor of banks reducing mortgages for homeowners who can't pay their loans back?<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Do you feel it is OK for employers to use social media to acquire </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">private</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> information about potential employees?<br />
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Yes . . . . . . . . . . .73%<br />
No . . . . . . . . . . . 23% <br />
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ONE COMMENT WAS MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Anonymous Comment #1<br />
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There is no </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">private</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> information which a potential employer is able to </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">see</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">. If a potential employer or some other stranger is able to see information on a Facebook, the information viewed is public, not </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">private</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">.<br />
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The owners of Facebook pages choose whether their information is public or private. This is true in the </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">Information</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> about us (such as employment, education, marital status, birthday, etc , our </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">photos</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">, our </span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;">friends</span><span style="font-size: large;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> , phone number, email address, our &quot;likes&quot;, etc. and we choose, point by point, who can see it: whether only the person whose FB page it is, friends, friends or friends or the public. Similarly, every single time we post a status update, a link, a photo, we have the opportunity to indicate who can see it, again, only the person whose page it is, friends, friends of friends, public or we can customize it to specific lists or we can only let specific person(s) see it and we can exclude its visibility to specific person(s).<br />
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