{"id":15235,"date":"2011-10-20T10:38:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-20T17:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=15235"},"modified":"2011-10-20T10:39:02","modified_gmt":"2011-10-20T17:39:02","slug":"buy-a-mcmansion-get-a-free-mcvisa-and-if-you-act-right-now-well-give-you-two-mcvisas-for-every-mcmansion-you-buy-just-pay-separate-shipping-and-handling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/15235\/buy-a-mcmansion-get-a-free-mcvisa-and-if-you-act-right-now-well-give-you-two-mcvisas-for-every-mcmansion-you-buy-just-pay-separate-shipping-and-handling\/","title":{"rendered":"Buy a McMansion, get a free McVisa. And, if you act right now, we’ll give you two<\/em> McVisas for every McMansion you buy. (Just pay separate shipping and handling.)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I could say I wish it were a joke, but the entire United States government is becoming a joke: Senator Charles Schumer (D-Hades) wants to give free visas to foreign nationals who buy luxury real estate:<\/a><\/p>\n

Foreigners have accounted for a growing share of home purchases in South Florida, Southern California, Arizona and other hard-hit markets. Chinese and Canadian buyers, among others, are taking advantage not only of big declines in U.S. home prices and reduced competition from Americans but also of favorable foreign exchange rates.<\/p>\n

To fuel this demand, the proposed measure would offer visas to any foreigner making a cash investment of at least $500,000 on residential real-estate—a single-family house, condo or townhouse. Applicants can spend the entire amount on one house or spend as little as $250,000 on a residence and invest the rest in other residential real estate, which can be rented out.<\/p>\n

The measure would complement existing visa programs that allow foreigners to enter the U.S. if they invest in new businesses that create jobs. Backers believe the initiative would help soak up an excess supply of inventory when many would-be American home buyers are holding back because they’re concerned about their jobs or because they would have to take a big loss to sell their current house.<\/p>\n

“This is a way to create more demand without costing the federal government a nickel,” Sen. Schumer said in an interview.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love this on so many levels:<\/p>\n

First, it’s more Rotarian Socialism: Subsidize the rich, since it’s their over-built, over-priced houses that aren’t selling.<\/p>\n

Second, the proposal makes plain that U.S. immigration policy is just more Rotarian Socialism claptrap: It’s not about securing borders but securing pocketbooks.<\/p>\n

But third, who wants to come here now? Not only is our economy crushed under the weight of a century of Rotarian Socialist kleptocracy, but there are actual proto-cannibal savages congregating in the public parks, goading each other into a homicidal rage. Any sane millionaire would have to say, “I left São Paolo for this?”<\/p>\n

As always, Matt and Trey have the best answer to cant: “Vamos, Mantequilla!”<\/p>\n

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I could say I wish it were a joke, but the entire United States government is becoming a joke: Senator Charles Schumer (D-Hades) wants to give free visas to foreign nationals who buy luxury real estate: Foreigners have accounted for a growing share of home purchases in South Florida, Southern California, Arizona and other hard-hit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[251,29,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-15235","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-big-mother","7":"category-group-therapy","8":"category-marketing","9":"category-real-estate","11":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":609,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/609\/raking-for-muck-in-phoenix\/","url_meta":{"origin":15235,"position":0},"title":"Raking for muck in Phoenix . . .","author":"Greg Swann","date":"November 6, 2006","format":false,"excerpt":"Anthony Barba tips us that the Phoenix real estate market is going to get Drudged tonight. 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