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> [For many people, the mortgages they took out before 2008 are so high that they would be better off walking away from their houses. That is called "jingle mail," returning the keys to the bank and saying, "You can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-hudson/for-many-people-the-mortgages-they-took-out-before-2008-are-so-high/)

[Michael Hudson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-hudson/)

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