Are we really about to hand out $1 TRILLION to the creators of the biggest looting of taxpayers money in history? As a country, we are broker than broke and the solution is to borrow more to keep our corrupt system afloat?
Think about this for a minute. Since the Bush administration first came into office in 2001, they begin to systematically sell off our government to the highest bidder. First, there was privatization of many governmental functions. Then there were no-bid contracts to "rebuild" Iraq - signed prior to the invasion. Next the administration purchased mercenaries to fight the war in Iraq, torture, er, interrogate prisoners and gather intelligence.
Now on the way out, the administration is planning to enrich its cronies to the tune of $1 trillion. Are you freaking kidding me?
Are we really going to sit around and let this happen? Dick Cheney is personally going to walk away from his 8 years as Vice President much richer than when he took office by his stock in and deferred payment from Halliburton. Please do not give me the "the money is in a trust and he is going to donate it to charity" bullshit. The money is in a trust and he did say that he would give it to charity. However, he has yet to name the charity or done anything else to indicate that he is actually going to do what he said he would.
George Bush stated that his first thing he was going to do when he leaves office is to "replenish the coffers". George H. W. Bush stands to personally gain from the bail out. Please remember it was Neil Bush that profited from the Savings and Loan debacle when his daddy was president. One thing for sure, the Bushes take care of each other.
The list is long on who is going to profit most from this bailout. I can't name them all here, but one thing for sure is that our names are not on that list. Our economy is going to suck for years for those of us that work for a living. The fat cats that caused this disaster are going to be fine though. Yes, the rich always manage to stay rich. Usually through influence and sticking someone else with the bill.
Are we really going to let them blackmail us into giving away the store? Really, you are going to sit there and take it? Just agree in order to avoid the short-term pain? What happens at the end of a McCain administration? Will the number be $5 trillion? When will this end if we don't stop it now?
But what can we do, you ask? We can take all means possible to defend our treasury. Write, call your elected representatives, get out and protest and then take the next necessary steps. Nothing is off the table - nothing.