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The Big Bailout: America as a Full-Spectrum Kleptocracy
Blog - Pro Libertate ^ | 7/27/2008 | William Grigg

Posted on 07/31/2008 12:03:58 PM PDT by nicola_tesla

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No I'm not ok with that. By "the baillout is ill-conceived", I mean it is a bad idea. I'm not sure how my statement could be interpreted otherwise. I believe if we don't have a marketplace that punishes people for an excess of high-risk behavior and poor financial controls we will have economic chaos.

The excessive hyperbole of "most corrupt legislative body in history" is ridiculous though, and undermines the author's credibility.

21 posted on 08/02/2008 4:26:16 AM PDT by amchugh (large and largely disgruntled)
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The Fannie/Freddie bailout is another example of the familiar equation behind corporatism (or, to use the more loaded synonym, fascism): The risks are subsidized, the losses are socialized, and the profits are privatized.

Bingo.

22 posted on 08/02/2008 5:28:35 AM PDT by nonsporting
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