Bailout Fails

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"About two-thirds of Republican lawmakers refused to back the rescue package, as well as 95 Democrats...

Speaking after the vote, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives suggested the Democrats were to blame, accusing them of failing to mobilise their majority in the chamber."
_{Source: BBC News}

Read that again.

2/3 of the Republicans voted against it.
2/3 of the Democrats voted in favour.

The Republican house leaders say the Democrats are to blame for the failure of the package.

Remember... THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO SAVE YOUR ECONOMY!

Comments

[zorinlynx.livejournal.com]

I for one was not interested in being *forced* into investing my money (in the form of paid taxes) into these failing companies. Not only would I have been forced to invest against my will, but if by some miracle the companies did start to do well in the future (meaning my "investment" pays off) I'd likely not see a dime of the money.

My representative is a republican, and he voted against it. I'm quite impressed.

[shurhaian.livejournal.com]

Whether or not the bailout is a good idea(I am no economist, and I also think your stance is quite valid), the stupidity is in the finger-pointing in this one.