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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:25 PM Original message |
A possible way that congressional Democrats can pass the bailout *AND* win the spin |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. No bailout period! |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:30 PM Original message |
Loaning them billions does absolutely nothing to save them. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. While I like your proposals, the Republicans would never vote for it |
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gatorboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. America doesn't want it to happen. |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
4. And as has been stated many times |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
5. Add also that to get a bailout, the investment bank must apply and answer a questionaire |
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pocoloco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
6. "Our nation is on the brink... this bailout NEEDS to happen" |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. A) For every economist on that list, there's a dozen who say we need this and B) |
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TheDoorbellRang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Amen. I'm hearing the same from folks I know in the industry |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. So what about people that paid their mortgage.... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. 1) You'll benefit by having your home values start to go up again. and 2) |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. 3) You won't have the value of your home drop by 20% |
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TNMOM (735 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. if we let it "fail" then maybe companies won't borrow |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Fine. You'll be unemployed in 6 months.... read up on the 1930's... you'll be living it. |
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TheDoorbellRang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. You'll also benefit because your bank won't have to call you |
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TNMOM (735 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. yeah, right. And they are going to do that to every American who has a mortgage? |
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TNMOM (735 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
11. bailing out us? ... not me |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:51 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. You'll be out of work in 6 months.... you won't be able to pay your bills anymore... |
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slick8790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:53 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. Posts like this show absolutely no knowledge of how the economy works whatsoever. n/t |
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