Analysis: Washington's Trillion Dollar Wall Street Bailout

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We need to go back and take a look at what got us here in the first place.We have learned nothing.We are now faltering at our own greed.Let us all fall before we all see that we take our lives for granted.We need new structer to get the message across.To good for a long time. Wake up.No bailout.No rescue.No nothing.Start from ground ZERO.

the state thats hurting the most of MI @ Nov 25, 2008 17:27:54 PM

Recession

This recession we are in is officialluy the Clinton Recession... if you dont realize this go educate yourself. Demcorats are destroying america. Get rid of these radical idiots.

James of AZ @ Nov 18, 2008 14:52:46 PM

Where is the "oversight" people

Who will watch that the $700 billion is really being put to the use of money to the economy. Or is anybody going to watch this act. Please somebody E-mail me so I will stop being paranoid

Thank you

Larry Orange of FL @ Oct 05, 2008 21:00:56 PM

Where is the "oversight" people

Who will watch that the $700 billion is really being put to the use of money to the economy. Or is anybody going to watch this act. Please somebody E-mail me so I will stop being paranoid

Thank you

Larry Orange of FL @ Oct 05, 2008 20:59:19 PM

to paul of florida

it is a waste of time to try and explain plain facts to people as dumb as this, this person has no clue as to what he is talking about nor does he care..this is his chance to spew ignorance in the form of republican blame, no one could convince this guy that a tree limb actually does make a sound when it falls in the forrest when no one is around to hear it..why would anyone even try to argue with base ignorance..there are others who repeat this dogmatic talking point mantra...reason is beyond their comprehension...please don't try to explain something as easy to understand to these people any more..it will drive you crazy...they have zero comprehension capabilities and their opinion will continue to resonate among each other, no one else cares about their illogic and there aren't as many of them as there appears to be..they just psyco blab over and over...use your common sense to explain why this bail out was necessary to people who may have a brain

td of @ Oct 05, 2008 02:22:04 AM

WALL STREET BAIL OUT

NO WHAT SIDE YOU FEEL ON , THE BIG ISSIUE HERE IS WE AS THE PEOPLE ASK FOR A NO VOTE ON THIS. THEY VOTED YES, COME ELECTION TIME THEY ALL MUST GO.THEY JUST SHOWED US ALL WHO RUNS THE COUNTRY,FOR THE PEOPLE BUY THE PEOPLE ,HM DOSNT LOOK THAT WAY TO ME,NOW ITS OUR TURN, LIKE I SAID COME ECECTION TIME, LETS SHOWN WHO REALLY RUNS THE COUNTRY , VOTE ALL THEM OUT,THINK ABOUT, SEND THEM A MESSAGE, WHOS COUNTY IS IT ,THERES ARE OURS, ELECTION TIME , SHOW THEM ,AND NO VOTE ON ALL OF THEM

Felix E Nuckley III of LA @ Oct 03, 2008 14:51:51 PM

WALL STREET BAIL OUT

NO WHAT SIDE YOU FEEL ON , THE BIG ISSIUE HERE IS WE AS THE PEOPLE ASK FOR A NO VOTE ON THIS. THEY VOTED YES, COME ELECTION TIME THEY ALL MUST GO.THEY JUST SHOWED US ALL WHO RUNS THE COUNTRY,FOR THE PEOPLE BUY THE PEOPLE ,HM DOSNT LOOK THAT WAY TO ME,NOW ITS OUR TURN, LIKE I SAID COME ECECTION TIME, LETS SHOWN WHO REALLY RUNS THE COUNTRY , VOTE ALL THEM OUT,THINK ABOUT, SEND THEM A MESSAGE, WHOS COUNTY IS IT ,THERES ARE OURS, ELECTION TIME , SHOW THEM ,AND NO VOTE ON ALL OF THEM

Felix E Nuckley III of LA @ Oct 03, 2008 14:51:32 PM

That STINKING "bailout"!

"Reform Social Security", sez The Oracular Blogger Called " James Pethokoukis"/ Um, you mean, like, um, "investing" the entire set-aside and lawfully purposed Trust Fund in, um, WALL STREET DERIVATIVES?

I think there are some who really do enjoy the thought of seeing a cripple's crutches incinerated and the ashes sent flying. Anyone who thinks otherwise just has not been paying attention, I think.

Either that, or that one is actually running a criminal alibi con to fool us all into dropping trou, spreading cheeks, and playing a nice little game of "Just Relax This Will Only Smart a Little For A Little While".

Meantime, Bernanke and the BushCo Banksters are to be allowed to clean out not even "Just One Little Homestead" but indeed entire swathes of socioeconomic neighborhood - on a "JUst Needed A Really Big Number" whim.

So is any reader here ready to gain a little insight, and stop being a dupe of the media hucksters who shill for the Wall Street "Flat Joint" carny, Skillo, RazzleDazzle and all? If so, open a new tab onto the URL:

HTTP://www.worldreports.org/news

and prepare to LEARN from RECENT HISTORY from a REAL accountant who still owns his own MORAL COMPASS. Learn what RESPECT FOR THE MONEY translates into from someone who respects money - but does not kowtow to fraud, death threats, or anything else while fulfilling the spirit of John 8:32 TO THE LETTER.

Um, learn what it is to be a "Sausage Manufacturer" in a criminally dominated field. Learn who the criminals really no kidding are.

To trace a Really Big Crime, follow the Really Big Money. For that, you will need a Really Good Man with Really Good Bona Fides. I think no honest person will disagree, although many, many Alternative and Sophisticated Models are being noised about far and wide.

HTTP://www.worldreports.org/news -

because Non-Faulty Intelligent Financial Minds are a TERRIBLE thing to ignore, let alone treat with contempt. Bernanke/Paulson /et/ /al/ talk their econongibberish to cover their tracks and avoid speaking the truth. Click and see how simply and elegantly HONEST economic theory and practice are REALLY expressed!

And that is all. Now GO.

Walking Turtle of MA @ Oct 03, 2008 02:06:34 AM

Wil

It seemed like regulators were always breathing down our necks to ensure Equal Lending Opportunities when I was on the board of a bank in the early 2000's. Albeit it was a small national bank. I am not sure how the big guys are regulated but it was a headache nontheless.

Wil of FL @ Oct 02, 2008 17:44:01 PM

America is more than a market

This plan may be the only way to preserve the status quo on Wall Street, I don't really care. This plan, and the general concept of a company being "too big to fail" is a poison pill to liberty and our constitutional republc. Ultimately, it puts the citizen in a second-tier position behind corporations in the minds of policy makers. How can you legitimately censure the actions of a "too big to fail" corporation? Fines? Boycotts? You can't! They're "too big to fail"!

Might there be fallout onto Main Street? Yes. Regrettably. But I, for one, am not willing to sacrifice liberty and our constitution for a little temporary comfort.

There is more at stake here than your 401Ks.

voodootree of GA @ Oct 02, 2008 14:54:13 PM

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