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To: bentway who wrote (259936)	7/11/2010 4:07:47 AM
From: NOW	Respond to of 306849

<We're talking about something that WOULD have happened. It's the same as the Bushies claiming that the war in Iraq prevented us from being attacked at home for eight years. I don't believe THAT one!> So we agree: Paulsons lies were the same as Bushies

To: bentway who wrote (259936)	7/11/2010 1:23:01 PM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

The majority of the people agree with Bobcor AIG is your argument not the banks. Nothing would move without insurance. All of those banks could have done exactly what Bobcor said.

To: bentway who wrote (259936)	7/11/2010 4:27:49 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Respond to of 306849

"The majority of people around the world disagree with you, BC"

To: bentway who wrote (259936)	7/11/2010 5:19:21 PM
From: Perspective	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 306849

Not a single bank should have been "bailed out." They should have gone into receivership. No depression would have resulted. In fact, the redistribution of wealth and power away from the bank stockholders and bondholders would have helped improve the situation. AIG was a different ball of wax. There was no provision for how to deal with them; I'll give you that. But not a single bank should have received preferential treatment from the government. FDIC receivership, and FDIC guarantees for the depositors. No question in my mind. And no low-interest loans to Wall Street either. They want to play with hand grenades, let them lose an arm. The economy will replace them, and quickly. `BC