Posted on 09/28/2008 10:22:50 AM PDT by Thane_Banquo
Fascist governments nationalized key industries and made massive state investments. They thought private property was to be regulated to ensure that "benefit to the community precedes benefit to the individual." They also introduced price controls and other types of economic planning measures.
Clarification: Some of the original causal actions (i.e. Community Reinvestment Act) were socialist. The bailout response is more fascist.
No. Pelosi said it would be up on the web no later than noon today. The plan is now to vote in the middle of the nite tonite (according to Fox) and all of them be out of town by morning. You know they will do exactly what they always do - vote on this while claiming to be putting the finishing touches on the Bill so that they can SAY what it says, and then release the Bill tomorrow after it's passed so we and any Republicans dumb enough to vote for it will be (October) SURPRISED!
Wow. Brilliant argument. Apparently, since the facts are not on your side, all you could do was call me a liberal.
The choice was between a $700 bln check or a $250-350 bln check. This was the best we could do. This is the real world. We can’t just wave a wand and eliminate the federal income tax or get rid of Medicare or anything like that. We have to play the hand we’re dealt, and the House Republicans played it pretty well.
Problem is, it was gonna get done whether we liked it or not, and the House GOP managed to cut it in half.
Tfine, the dems will be controlling the treasury when the next payment becomes due.
Ari-freedom, we already tried to bail out the airlines after 9/11. It think the figure was $15,000,000,000.
mouse1, we already do that. It’s called an FHA loan.
Millions of INNOCENT people will be hurt if nothing is done to stop the hemorrhaging on Wall Street. Other people can start over from scratch.. but most retired seniors living on dividend checks can’t exactly re-enter the work force to recoup their loses.. They have already been hit hard this past year.. I don’t want to see them completely ruined. Especially the ones with no family.
BAIL OUT
BEFORE
PROSECUTION OF CRIMES
IS A PARDON!
Not just senior citizens. My wife and I are in our fifties and we sell houses for a living. It’s a little late to be learning new skills. I’d do it in a heart beat but I also know people my age don’t get hired.
This bail out should help those who’ve lost their jobs due to this mess with job training and hiring incentives.
Thanks for your voice of reason against the naysayers. To get this much as the minority speaks volumes. Maybe if some of the naysayers had worked to keep the Congress in Republican control instead of teach a lesson to Republicans, we would have a better plan.
Personally don’t think most that attack Republicans so hard are even registered Republicans and if they worked for a Republican campaign, I would be surprised.
Sound like the Ron Paul types at our Convention.
Peace, Luigi.
Those remarks were not directed at you or using a format legitimately. You and I are seeing this legislation the same way.
Back to the fray.
well after 9/11 people were just too scared to fly because of terrorism. But if people choose not to fly then the airlines will just have to adjust.
autos. it’s all about politics. We know what the problem is: the heavy handed unions. Michigan needs to be a right to work state and lower taxes like tennessee. imagine if the Big 3 just took the loans and used them to move out of michigan? That’s what I would do!
Sad to say, I was one of those conservatives. I now regret it, and that's why I'm not going to withhold my vote for McCain in order to teach someone a lesson. Of course, on the other hand, I withheld my vote because Bush wasn't pouring it on in Iraq, and McCain got him to agree to the surge.
With Obama in control, the Dems will find some scheme to funnel that money to ACORN. I don't want to see billions go to an organization that may end up working as a paramilitary brownshirt outfit.
yeah it’s funny to see everyone talk like they are tough survivalists holding on to their guns and gold coins.
Thanks for mentioning that
Garbage. A democrat led congress is GOING to pass the rest of the 350 billion right after the election. They want credibility from the Republicans to pass it in the first place. It's a complete farce
Aren’t you the one who said “Fight with me” ?
And lets keep out in the open ACORN's main objective: Voter Fraud.
Why? Because whatever 100% pure crap leglislation the Dems would have crafted sans input from the Repubics, Bush would have signed. Instead we'll settle for 80% crap.
Oversight Smoversight ...
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had “oversight” and look how much good that did us.
The goobermint overseeing the goobermint is comprised of thieves and incompetent bureaucrats jealously glancing over to see if those other thieves and incompetent bureaucrats are getting more spoils than they are getting.
We are so screwed ... and the pooch too.
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