So the bailout passed. Now what?

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

peed off american — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:57:44 GMT

I live in Michigan and we have been in a recession for 6-8 years now. This started right as a repukelican gov. was leaving. He used a billion dollar surplus to balance the budget his last year.(by law it has to balance, unlike fed.). He and his buddies all walked away very rich. Is this sounding familiar? Looks like Bush is going to leave the country in the same shape as gov. engler(his name doesn't deserve to be capitalized) left Michigan. We got a female democrat to replace him and she hasn't done a damn thing to help. Nothing against females, I have one for a mother, but when you are left with a mountain of manure and one square of toilet paper to clean it up with you are screwed. It is way past time to outlaw lobbyists and political donations. These ***holes don't do the will of the people they do what the lobbyists and their parties want. Bill is right if these 2 are our hope for being saved we're screwed. Rot in hell Bush

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

Bill Bearden — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:14:29 GMT

Please, is there anyone out there who would step up to the plate that would be a suitable substitute for the two we have currently running for President. We need a leader with strong leadership skills,good common sense, education credentials and can walk,talk and chew gum at the same time.

Neither of these two candidates nor their running mates can hack it. We are in trouble if this is the best we can do.

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

Peanut Santiago — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:45:42 GMT

Now we wait. The stock market will drop anyway. The wizards (money people) on wall street will whine for more money. More banks and businesses will go under. Main street will suffer...how much is not known. ************* Sooner or later, things will bottom out. Then start to get better. ************ The economy has its ups and downs...and it will go up sooner or later. Maybe some lessons will have been learned...for a while...maybe not. Some of us remember the savings and loan debacle and why it happened.*********** We Americans will survive. ************ Peace, people.

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

Bubba Gumb — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:27:10 GMT

The 850 billion dollar bailout moves money to big giant institutions, banks, lenders and the stock market. It does this with the "maybe hope, i.e.. BIG MAYBE", the trickle down effect will help the economy. This bail out only helps the very rich big business for taking very big risk in the name of profit. They gambled and lost and the rest of us have been made to pay for there mistakes.

I am on the guy and gal who works for living. I am on the guy and gal who lost a job. I for more education for children and more training for the unemployed. I am for more and cheaper medical care. Everyone in the U.S., people and business alike, would be benefit from cheaper, cleaner energy. I am for creating jobs in THE USA!!!!! The 850 billion dollar is supporting the wrong segment of society. I am for investing in America, but not only for the very rich, big business, which does nothing immediate for the little working guy and gal and the family who is on the edge of life paying bills and may or already loose there home. This 850 billion dollar investment should GO TO THE 95% USA workers, NOT to the 5%. If we produce more clean energy inside the USA, we create more jobs and lower our energy cost and clean our enviroment.

It seems the needs of the average US citizen continues to be ignored. WE ARE IN THE TRENCHES OF EVERYDAY LIFE - THE WORKING MAN AND WOMAN; WE NEED OUR GOVERNMENT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF US NOW. Our governement supports big business in the very hope, the crumbs of their success will help the rest of us, i.e. maybe help us....

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

Big Horn — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:17:35 GMT

Paulson has named Neel Kashkari a 35 year old engineer to head up the bailout. He will have total authority in charge of the $700 billion dollar check book. This man has no experience in finance, accounting or banking and was one of Paulson's advisers at Goldman Sachs. Do we really want to trust an engineer with no experience to be in charge of this massive bailout?

It looks like we will have a "Dilbert" at the helm.

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

Richard Fuld — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:13:18 GMT

Nice work Anthony... I like your style! Keep up the good work.

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

Doug Taulbee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:09:05 GMT

Please has everyone forgot about big oil ? my, how short our memories are it all started with oil prices soring and our failure to do anything about it $ 4.00 a gallon gasoline will not work in this country and I hope the people don"t forget what really started this downward spiral the arabs, the big oil companies, and greedy politicians who should be sent home with no penisions like many americans will be when all this damage is done to our economy this will take many years to recover from many many years so don"t forget who"s really to blame Doug T...........

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

Jerry — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:15:05 GMT

The bailout was to help the banks out, not to help the national economy or the American Peoples out. The bank has a license to steal and/or ripping off the American Citizen. Over the last three decades, the consumer lending industry has spiraled out of control. The United States Federal Government has let happen to us. Some of the American consumers are up to our eyeballs in debt and when we need it the most then the interest rate goes out of control and their nothing we can do about it. The aggressive practices by the credit card companies, banks, mortgage lenders, department stores, corporations, lending institutions the entire consumer lending industry can charge any number of frees, in any amount, this is a legal scam. Corporate greed and accounting games like Providian, this credit card company that paid millions to settle fraud charges and the government lets them keep doing business. This bailout is so the government cans payback for all the money gives to for the president campaign so they can keep steal and/or ripping off the American Peoples.

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

Bert — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:19:33 GMT

IT IS OUR COUNTRY!

As citizens we have the duty to watch over it. We have the power to elect our Reps, with that power comes responsibility. Our lack of trust in our Government has just been validated by the utter chaos they have created. Those that we have entrusted to manage our affairs in Washington are either totally ignorant or corrupt, or both. They need to go. (some in handcuffs). We then have to insist that those whom we send to replace them right the wrongs that have been fested on the Good People of this country. We have to implore the media, whos duty and responsibility it is to keep our government in check, to do their job in an unbiased fashion, let the chips fall where they belong. This country has not become the greatest place on earth because of our Government, it is because of

its people and their tireless perduit of Freedom, Justice and the individuals persuit of a better life for their children. Now is the time, and we have not a minute to waist, to take back our country, hold people in government at all levels, city, county, state and federal accaountable. This is a tall order, but we are Americans and we can do it. November 4th is soon approaching. VOTE

re: So the bailout passed. Now what?

miky — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:00:27 GMT

so true.

def is definitely in denial.

it's easier said then done Mr Def.