This $700 billion gift that the Federal Government is stealing from us to give to Wall Street is a sham. It won't save the economy because the system is completely f%cked up. It's only designed to help those who destroyed our economy.
Here's what we SHOULD be doing (and after we take Congress and the President to the woodshed, I hope we WILL be doing.)
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- Do not give Wall Street ANY money. Make these guys pound the payment and try to earn an honest living.
- Raise taxes on the wealthy people who benefited most from the scam, to pony up $700 billion. (Those of us in the "McCain middle class" — making less than $5 million a year...won't have to pay.)
- Use the $700 billion to help honest Americans who are struggling to keep their homes, their jobs and their healthcare.
- Tell the people of Wall Street that the fundamentals of the economy are strong. Tell them that they are simply going through a mental recession. And tell them to stop whining.
Honestly, this plan will do nothing to save our economy. Do you really think that the people who let this happen even know how to control it?
This is, in fact, the same sh!t that created this mess: give rich people lots of money and expect that some of it will trickle down to us. Ever notice that it never trickles down?
And why should the people putting up the $700 billion get only a trickle? Those who created this mess shouldn't be getting money from the government; they should be getting prison time.