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Should the government provide assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?

Assistance programs help homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes due to financial difficulties by providing financial support or restructuring loans. Proponents argue that it prevents people from losing their homes and stabilizes communities. Opponents argue that it encourages irresponsible borrowing and is unfair to those who pay their mortgages.

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 @9NTH43Q from North Carolina  answered…11mos11MO

Yes, as long as drug abuse, alcoholism, or other irresponsible behavior weren’t factors in the foreclosure

 @bunnies444  from Virginia  answered…10mos10MO

Yes, only if there is proof that the homeowner is doing everything in their power to keep their home.

 @9NJDLB2 from Massachusetts  answered…11mos11MO

Depending on situation I believe the government should provide assistance

 @9PT6LY3 from North Carolina  answered…11mos11MO

Yes, as long as alcoholism, drug abuse, or other forms of irresponsibility played no role in the foreclosure

 @9V9LV4Q from Kansas  answered…7mos7MO

Situational - ex. Paid mortgage for 20 years never late and became ill. Couldn’t pay mortgage because medical treatment was 7,000 a month

 @9SGS2K2 from Kansas  answered…9mos9MO

Yes, but only if they are facing foreclosure due to things out of their control. If they bought a mansion they can't afford the government should let them fail just like big businesses that overextend themselves.

 @9Q3B6HP from Texas  answered…10mos10MO

no, but there should be more help available afterwards and no penalties for first time foreclosures/evictions

 @9X38KX7 from Washington  answered…6mos6MO

It depends on why the homeowner is facing foreclosure. If the homeowner has gone through reasonable unforeseen circumstances leading to an inability to work, then yes. Otherwise, no.

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Holy Intervention: Iran Urges Pope Francis to Stop War in Middle East

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian called on Pope Francis to use his influence with Christian governments to stop war in the Middle East, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday."Encourage world leaders, especially Christian governments, to prevent the continuation of aggressions made by the criminal Israeli regime," Pezeshkian said, in what Fars described as a message to the Pope.The message was delivered by an Iranian delegation participating in a religious dialogue event held in the Vatican, Iran's government website said.Tehran and the Holy See have enjoyed formal diplomatic relations since 1954, and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in 2022 shared a message to Pope Francis lauding his "stances on consolidating relations between Islam and Christianity".Last week, Pope Francis suggested the global community should study whether Israel's military campaign in Gaza constituted a genocide of the Palestinian people, in some of his most explicit criticism yet of Israel's conduct in its year-long war.Israel says accusations of genocide in its Gaza campaign are baseless and that it is solely hunting down Iranian-backed Hamas and other armed groups.Pezeshkian added that Tehran was ready to engage constructively with the Vatican to promote peace and justice in the world.Francis, leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, is usually careful not to take sides in international conflicts, and to stress de-escalation. But he has stepped up his criticism of Israel's conduct in its war against Hamas recently.

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