Opinion

Fannie Mae must get its house in order

By Washington Examiner
Published June 17, 2016 4:03am ET
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Fannie Mae must get its house in order
Under the terms of its conservatorship, all of Fannie Mae's profits go straight to the Treasury Department, which, as the IG report noted, doesn't give it much incentive to spend wisely. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) | J. David Ake

Benjamin Franklin had it wrong. Death and taxes aren’t the only certainties in this world. Another is federal government cost over-runs, which seem to get more certain, and more egregious, every year.

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