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- TheEngineer2008, on 09/29/2008, -0/+27I can think of 700 billion reasons to oppose it. And, unfortunately, I believe there will be over two trillion reasons to oppose it by the time it's all over.
- americangoy, on 09/29/2008, -0/+25Yah know, these are pretty good reasons.
- muckemuck, on 09/29/2008, -0/+18If your senator or congressperson votes for the bailouts - campaign for their opponent and vote them out of office. If they vote for this they are voting for the lobbyists (do some research and find out how much Freddie, Fannie, and Goldman Sachs paid lobbyists and how much they donated to campaigns this year).... and they are not voting for YOU.
- soulkitchen, on 09/29/2008, -0/+16I'm not going to lie, I was hoping for a Cracked list.
For anyone who thinks this is too serious a matter for comments like these, I already wrote both my senators and my house rep. - MidwestDigg, on 09/29/2008, -0/+11They're on the floor now, let's help get this to the front page. Whether you're for it, or against it, people need to consider ALL of the consequences associated with this. This is a panic vote.
Notice how they aren't letting people offer amendments? How is that a just system when you're essentially being forced by bi-partisan leadership into an "all or nothing" vote?
We can get the word out on this, I'm confident. - badqat, on 09/29/2008, -1/+11You realize that's possible even with the bail out, right?
- hydroplane, on 09/29/2008, -0/+7$700 bil to the same crooks and ideas that caused this mess in the first place. I could think of 700 billion better ways to put that money to use, why can't lawmakers?
- argoff, on 09/29/2008, -0/+7They should add a reason: It will make the problem worse. That 700 billion must cone from somewhere. It can come from taxes, or inflation (The fed printing up money to buy bonds), either way though home owners already maxed out in debt will get killed.
- JackpotCity, on 09/29/2008, -0/+7I have to agree that the single biggest reason is that the figure is not likely to stay at 700 billion and that now matter how much it grows, a large, if not all of that will have to be funded by the average tax paying citizen who is in all likelihood already leveraged to the hilt.
I don't see anyone lining up to bail out the little guys who are evidently about to get screwed. - antifed1, on 09/29/2008, -0/+7The Wall St. - Political Power Elite should be the first to pay - not we the taxpayers who will suffer with the hyperinflation their greed has caused. They are willing to risk a Revolution -- let's give it to them.
Even if you have already called and e-mailed the crooks in Congress, please do it again -- NOW -- the vote is coming up. They are being blasted with 200 to 1 calls AGAINST it. Pour it on them like boiling oil.................. - gbudavid, on 09/29/2008, -0/+6me too
- MidwestDigg, on 09/29/2008, -0/+5It's not over yet you guys. Three is still a lot of arm pulling that can be done with this vote. Lets get this to the front page, you know that those who are weak are going to be gauging this on what their constituents are saying.
Let's kick some ass and stop this! - halftank, on 09/29/2008, -0/+5Financial experts to American people: "live within your means, give up your daily latte, buy some stock, and in 20 years you will be better off for it".
Congress to American people: " We can't live within our means, can you give us some money pretty please? In 20 years you and your kids will still pay for it, but hey if you don't your 401(k) will sink to nothing." - tajitj, on 09/29/2008, -0/+5Well the two candidates both support it. They are now fighting because they want to spend it their way. I say do not spend it.
http://www.bobbarr2008.com/ - waxesstatic, on 09/29/2008, -0/+5#1 reason congress should oppose it--because we, the people, said so
- Fausticus, on 09/29/2008, -0/+5"I can think of one reason to support the bail-out: If we don't the world economy will collapse. Yep its socialism, it sucks. Yep they execs are still getting paid out huge sums of money. Take the hit, 700 billion is chumpchange in the scheme of things."
Assuming you're right, I would counter that the world economy is due for a collapse. Prolonging the inevitable just makes it worse. - lensman00, on 09/29/2008, -0/+411. Not limited to mortgage securities. Allows for purchase of any "financial instrument". Industries which should now be retooling around their market failures (automakers, airlines, insurers) will instead send their lobbyists out begging for corporate welfare.
- Marsharks, on 09/29/2008, -0/+3Member of Congress do not care, don't you get it yet? Fire Them http://FireCongress.org
- honeybrass, on 09/29/2008, -0/+3ROFLAO The whole ***** idea of "saving" and "working hard for money" and "live within your means" is the biggest load of ***** peddled to the population. You work 20-30 years, build up a good money base, buy a home, invest, and then one of these I'm-so-smart-know-it-all-god-forsaken-up-his-own-ass "financial experts" comes along, creates a ***** bubble which just completely wipes out all of your hard earned savings overnight! Even if one of these ass wipes doesn't end up getting you, in the end you are inflated, taxed, or charged out of existence. So I say screw saving, screw "long-term benefits", and screw financial kingpins. Your money isn't worth the ***** paper its printed on, you are just a slave working to make these greedy sons-of-bitches more comfortable. Feudalism isn't dead, it just changed ***** names. /rant *gets down of soapbox and goes to make cup of tea*
- honeybrass, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2Problem is neither of them has any idea what they are doing. The only people who know how this thing really works are the ones who will benefit from the massive package.
- GhostyBoy, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2The terrorists are in Washington.
- honeybrass, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2The deal was proposed by Bush cronies, The committee who review and revised the deal was made up of Republicans and Democrats, headed by Chris Dodd. McCain actually almost screwed up the whole thing by coming down to Washington thinking he knows what he is talking about. Obama has only voiced support, neither of them had much to do with writing it at all (thank god), They are both idiots on the economy, but Obama did pick better advisors.
- peterson553, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2Poor filthy rich greedy bankers. Aren't going to get their welfare bailout program. WAAAHHHHH - just might have to sell that personal jet and get rid of one of those 15 houses you own, eh? Well gee, you won't get sympathy from those of us who actually WORK FOR A LIVING rather than work at living off the sweat of others. Fat pigs. Go f*ck yourself instead of us for once.
- themikeb, on 10/02/2008, -0/+2 Get rid of anyone who voted for it?
Well McCain and Obama BOTH did!
So that leaves only 3 rd Party.. Throw the bums OUT!!!
This is not over, it goes back to congress..do not let off the pressure! - tkstock, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2The bill failed in the House - the Republicans killed it. Go team!!! :)
Finally, a party that listens to the people. - MichaelClay, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1I agree with this statement I found at grassfire.org: BAILOUT PLAN PUT'S THE RISK ON TAXPAYERS
The Government’s bogus bailout "rescue" plan is a disaster and a nightmare!
This plan puts the United States on the verge of the largest move to socialism and statism since FDR’s New Deal. I demand that Congress, create a free market solution to this financial crisis.
I am outraged that our government seeks to control the flow of capital though the veins of American capitalism. We are not fooled by this so-called "rescue plan". The market should decide who wins and who loses, not politicians and bureaucrats. I insist that the government produce a free market solution that does not force taxpayers to bear the risk. - delcocat, on 10/03/2008, -0/+1No bailout! Not with our hard earned money! The 2nd bill is a bigger joke than the first and filled with stuff that has nothing to do with anything that this bill is supposed to be about and are nothing more than greed induced sweetners, pork to get it to pass. Seems to me doing the wrong thing to right a wrong thing seems wrong? Get your act together Washington and start doing the right thing by the people who elected you. As for China trying to now black mail us now into this bailout because we owe them so much doesn't make sense and is very dangerouse for us. We can not let ourselves to be run or owned in any way by a foreign entity. Hey and what about all the crap they sell us and abroad? Poisen lead tainted toys, poisen dairy and food products and cheaply made crap. For placing our children and citizens at dire risk and having been responsible for deaths I think they owe us... you can't place a price tag on human life! How about we load up those barges with all the crap they sold us and return it to there shores. Hey china take it off our bill! May God bless America!
- steph623, on 10/11/2008, -0/+1For more details and a plan that WILL work, go to http://www.FedUpUSA.org
- oldhick, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1I thought the Senate and House Dems and Republicans negotiated the new deal, not Paulson.
11. Plan was written by McCain and Obama, two idiots when it comes to the economy. - sddm, on 10/01/2008, -0/+1benotago, the math works out to $18,000 per taxpayer, $36,000 per family, or the equivalent in reduced services. For your (family payment of) $36K you get no promise that anything will change, and they have come right out and said as much. Suffer a little pain now, or die the death of a thousand cuts. My 104K like everyone else's will take a hit. The system is broke if it can't self-heal. Government has to butt-out of finance. Until that promise is made, the government is going to keep reaching for your wallet. Now imagine the government running healthcare!
- honeybrass, on 09/29/2008, -0/+111. Plan was written by Bush cronies, they are all dicks, including Dick, whos the biggest dick of all.
- leadersclub, on 02/21/2009, -0/+0Unconscionable!
- lolupissed, on 09/29/2008, -4/+3Hey if any of you terrorists have a nuke wanna nuke Washington before this bull ***** unconstitutional unamerican law gets passed?
Thanks,
Citizens of the United States of America - inactive, on 09/29/2008, -6/+4I can think of one reason to support the bail-out: If we don't the world economy will collapse. Yep its socialism, it sucks. Yep they execs are still getting paid out huge sums of money. Take the hit, 700 billion is chumpchange in the scheme of things.
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