182 billion dollars. 182 billion...

[walldude]

182 billion dollars.... To bail out Wall Street. 182 billion. I wonder what that money bought? I wonder how many CEO's are driving new cars, or how many of their kids are going to private schools this year, or how many houses it bought.

7.4 billion dollars. 7.4 billion... That was the cost of the 9/11 first responders health care bill. 7.4 billion. I wonder what that money would have bought. I wonder how many hero's that money would have saved or how many families that would have helped...

The Republicans killed the bill. No valid excuse, besides, we want foreign corporations to be able to continue avoiding taxes by using offshore accounts when doing business with the U.S.

Do the Democrats have any fault in this? Can they be blamed? Well, not really. BUT... lets throw them a little bone shall we... The Democrats actually thought, they actually believed that this bill was so bullet proof they decided that no Republican would vote against it so they would go for the 2/3rds vote and insure that there would be no amendments to the bill.

Yes folks the Democrats.. TRUSTED... that the REPUBLICANS... would do the right thing.

And then they called me a fucking retard stoner.

[Blue Owl]

1. K&R

You got it, walldude.

[NoNothing]

2. I'm not so generous toward the majority

The bill got a majority vote. If it hadn't been sabotaged by the majority, it would have passed. I don't think you can completely absolve them of blame.

[walldude]

3. ..

[wiggs]

4. It should be brought up for vote again and again in whatever way is

appropriate. Any reason why they can't try again?

[Octafish]

5. That was to bail out ONE COMPANY.

AIG.

[earth mom]

6. Yep, the bailout was actually in the TRILLIONS.

:grr:

[Octafish]

7. We the People aren't even voting shareholders.

Worse still, We're the ones on the hook for trillions more in I.O.U.s. So, while We shoulder the responsibilities, We don't get the benefits of ownership. That goes to the same old insiders -- "corporate citizens" like Chase and Citi and AIG whatever Swiss or German bank that owns a bad note.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. What did we get?? We got the bill. And, we should be grateful for it..according to Wall Street.