Comments on: Call it a “Financial Surge” and pass the damn bailout, already

By: William K. Wolfrum Chronicles » Blog Archive » One-Liner: We need another bailout now!

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:36:33 +0000

[...] Well, that first bailout doesn’t seem to be working. Let’s try giving banks $700 trillion this time. That should save the country. [...]

By: William K. Wolfrum

William K. Wolfrum — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:47:51 +0000

What Phil said.

“The 2008 National Economic Security and Financial Freedom Act”

I think Anarchists should call their movement “Hyper-Freedomism.” It’s all in the packaging.

By: dgun

dgun — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:12:14 +0000

I have a name for it:

“The 2008 National Economic Security and Financial Freedom Act”

No one would be able to vote against it, lest political opponents run ads like:

“Dgun and his liberal friends in congress voted against National Economic Security and Financial Freedom. Dgun, why do you hate America?”

By: Philip Barron

Philip Barron — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:56:24 +0000

I’ve been fairly conflicted over the bailout issue, but am pretty certain that (one) there really is a relationship between Wall STreet and “the real economy,” and (two) the last stages of a pitched presidential campaign is a really bad time to make monumental decisions about the financial underpinnings of the nation. Seven hundred billion dollars is a joke, but recapitalizing the financial markets and restoring enough confidence that banks keep lending can’t be done for pennies. People need to let go of their spite for rich people to see that more is at stake. Let’s pour in some cash, calm everyone the fuck down, and launch a real reform after the elections.