“And the reason you are in my crosshairs is that”
... no, you are just being a jerk. Nobody is stopping your right to be a jerk.
“So, either you are one of the crooks or in the employ of the crooks or have an awful lot to gain from this.”
... and willing to slander people.
My only involvement with wall street is as an investor.
Yeah, I also have something at stake. $100,000 lost in a single day if the market opens down 15% because the bailout wont happen. More downside as we lose jobs including my own (nonfinancial) job in a recession, etc.
“What we have no tolerance for is this superior oozing condescension”
Then stop being an arrogant flamer with your own condenscing attitude. All I did was dispute your terminology, and you become a raging hostile lunatic over everything I say. It’s uncalled for.
Get a grip. Good day.
Shake a tree hard enough and the nuts fall out.
First, lots of us have stakes in the system, but are not screaming for bailouts. In addition to a diversified portfolio I have a house that Greenspan says is worth three times what I paid for it. I really doubt that and don't hold the taxpayers responsible if it drops to a price that folks similarly situated might actually be able to afford to pay using real money that they earn.
Second, without wanting the details, a lot of folks have figured that something was going to blow sooner or later and put their funds in safer places. They did not enjoy the benefit of a wild ride up in the markets. Why should they cushion the fall of those that did?