re: the Bailout-- - - - "Give Taxpayers the Same Deal Buffet Got"

[amborin]

<http://www.thenation.com/doc/20081006/greider3>

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1. now THAT's a bailout plan i can get behind.

[ladjf]

2. Buffet made 783 Million in 24 hrs on his 5B investment. I haven't

checked it today. But, in light of the way the market is going, he most likely made another billion today. He, like the great entrepreneur he is, weighed his chances, put down his bet and made a killing.

Now, the interesting question is, will he pull his 5B plus profits out and bank it or let it ride?

[amborin]

3. i'll wager

the latter

[ladjf]

4. You know, America has a number of billionaires. They could have

all done as well as Buffet. It's interesting, that as far as we know, none chose to do so.

[amborin]

5. you're right

Buffet is unusual

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

6. Buffet could give away a million dollars, and it would be like me giving away 5 bucks.

Literally. I just calculated it based on his net worth and my net worth. I'm not rich but I'm not broke, either.

[amborin]

7. WSJ has praise for the Buffet bailout version:

<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122230671171173963.html>