Where $300 Billion in Bailout Cash Went

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Did anyone ask the taxpayer's permission to use our money to bail out toxic assets. Nope.
Did anyone ask the taxpayers permission to use our money to fund other government needs. Nope.
Did the taxpayer get a personal invitation to review the circumstances and comment on the Bank's stupidity? Nope.
Were we warned of this impending doom. Yep.
Did the government officials listen? Nope.
Did they get a paycheck every two weeks from the taxpayer? Yep.
Did they protect us? Nope.
Do you think I have pity for a ceo and his bank balance? Nope.
Do the ceo families live with no health insurance? Nope.
Do elected officials drive government cars? Yep.
Do elected officials pay for gas for those cars? Nope.
Do elected officials work 40 hours a week 52 weeks a year? Nope.
Do elected officials live in mobile homes and trailers? Nope.
Do elected officials go without dental care? Nope.
Then why are they there?

Taxpayer of FL 1:15PM February 06, 2009

Why were the monies not overseen better under Bush. CE-Os' and other band officers got millions if not billions of our money in bonuses' during this time and no one is screaming about this!
Why is the news media not bringing this to the forefront of the news and explaining to us (USA citizens) how our bailout money could go to this. No one deserves this much money when they ran a business into the ground.
If I do that my business will be lost, the end. No bail outs for my and certainly no bonuses' for the CEO.
We live on what we have and this is what they need to do.
Its' like they received a bonus for doing a bad job. What kind of president does this make for future bailouts. Then the first thing Congress, ect does is
condemm Obama for trying to get us out of it and watch over the money closer. Bush got us into this problem but is not around to help get us out.
We need more questions answered from his staff that decided who and how much money was given to the banks under the Bush Administration. Millions of citizens feel this way and are very frustrated and want answers.

Elsie Eten of FL 8:16AM February 06, 2009