[Advil000]

I am far less concerned about what happens to my “small business” that I have been running for 12 years than I am about throwing the entire country down the drain supporting socialist ideals and taking away any hope of my grandchildren getting ahead because MY generation and that of my parents is too self-centered to accept hard times now that we caused on our own watch. What will the next generation say of us if we sell our country's soul AND its financial future down the river for what may or may not be a little more comfort in the short term?

And make no mistake about it, I am VERY worried about what happens to my business. But I am more worried about doing what is right. And supporting this “crap sandwich” is not right.

Show me a bill that doesn't steal from taxpayers, and I'll gladly support it. All I've seen so far is the same crap repackaged twice and renamed at least three times. All the changes to the earmarks and pork don't change the reason why I'm calling all the congress critters to fight this. It's SEVEN HUNDRED BILLION OF OUR MONEY. I'm not going to stop fighting until the another plan is brought forward.

[Hugin]

I can understand and even agree with most of your concerns. However there are a few points that are worth consicering. First, this isn't going to cost anywhere near 700 billion. We aren't writing a check and getting nothing. We are getting assets that are not worthless, just worth less than they were when they were created. Only a small percentage of those mortgages have actually failed at this point. People who I trust and know a lot more about the details than I do (like Larry Kudlow) say we will get most of the money back in a few years, and may even make a profit.

Second, if you are worried about the moral principle more than you own business, that's commendable. However I am worried about what happens when thousands of businesses like yours fail, and millions of people lose their jobs, health care, and much of their retirement savings. Will all those (selfish, as you say) people suddenly have a revelation and say “OMG, the conservatives were right all along. We need more free market capitalism, and smaller government”? Or will people demand the the government “help” them? And what would an Obama/Reid/Pelosi economic plan look like? It's obvious to anyone who paid attention that Pelosi deliberately torpedoed the last package. She had the Dem whip tell members that they were free to vote against it. Most of the commitee chairmen voted against, something they would never have done if Pelosi wanted it to pass. She was going along with the Michael Moore/Move On types who want the economy to tank to ensure an Obama win. They after the election they will pass their full on socialist dream bill, instead of the cleaned up bill the pubs negotiated.