House votes down massive bailout measure

[Findog]

True...and it's the Republicans that are flailing about in a panic because the bill they didn't want passed didn't get passed.

They didn't want it passed because they were in a panic, and now that it didn't get passed as they wanted they are really in a panic...while the Democrats were calmly trying to force it through and are no doubt thrilled that didn't go through.

I heard they popped open a bottle of champagne to calmly celebrate the fact that they bill they want passed didn't get passed. While the Republicans are desperately handwringing that they bill they didn't want passed didn't get passed.

You're brilliant.

I think the "panic" is an understandable concern that doing nothing is not an option. It was a lousy bill, but doing nothing is not an option, and time isn't on anybody's side.

[Findog]

What's funny is the are the mother ers that have been railing against the evils of coprorate America for the past 8 years and now they are upset that corporate America is being hung out to dry for their own greed.


Liberal logic...gotta love it.

Obtuse.

[ChumpDumper]

Ok, so what is a good plan, resident economists?

[Findog]

Ok, so what is a good plan, resident economists?

Gleefully celebrating an economic crisis

/whottt

[KenMcCoy]

I think the "panic" is an understandable concern that doing nothing is not an option. It was a lousy bill, but doing nothing is not an option, and time isn't on anybody's side.

...doing nothing is probably the best option for the long term future of the US.

[Shastafarian]

Ok, so what is a good plan, resident economists?

I'm curious to know AHF's economic plan. He did graduate with honors from Harvard and majored in economics.

[KenMcCoy]

Ok, so what is a good plan, resident economists?

Let the markets take care of themselves (bad companies die, strong ones buy up the weak ones, etc.) and get rid of the capital gains tax to encourage investments.

[Indazone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cziN3gt-hic

Ron Paul was right

[whottt]

Obtuse.

No...insisting that the Mavs are better off with Jason Kidd than Devin Harris is obtuse.

[Indazone]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n3g5lUgkWk

Total Economic Collapse

Don't think it's a possibility? Get ready to hang on to your tinfoil hats.

[temujin]

Gleefully celebrating an economic crisis

/whottt

you forgot about the

crap


and similar memorabilia that go along the "thinking" of this "businessman"........

[whottt]

Ok, so what is a good plan, resident economists?

Lead us to the promised land Chump...in your vague but steadfast fashion. You lead, we'll follow.

[whottt]

you forgot about the

crap


and similar memorabilia that go along the "thinking" of this "businessman"........

Who says I am a businessman? My economy is not in crisis.

[MannyIsGod]

I'm going to settle myself by posting funny pics from now on.

[temujin]

No ? Did you figure this out on your own or is it something you were taught?

He probably already is...but what I am talking about is the 5 billion dollar investment he just made(incidentally on shares that took an asskicking today) that's set to pay him a 10% annual dividend along with some warrants to buy common shares at 115 the value of which is going to be determned entirely by this bailout when G/S is the first to get in line to sell their bad mortgages.

That's 500 million per year...because of your taxes.

Do you understand this fool?

This is your hero?

I'll be your hero too...give me all your money.

Dumbass.


You go ahead and cheer the world's richest man getting richer off your taxes..


Why don't you suck his and loan him your wife while you're at it...


Genius.

Your taxes.

Not mine.

Only your language is worst than your ideas.

[temujin]

Who says I am a businessman? My economy is not in crisis.

You live in Tonga?

[whottt]

Again, I'd just like to compliment you guys on your poise and grace

[temujin]

It's official.

Luis Scola spoke in favour of the bailout.

[temujin]

Composure, poise, grace.
And gravity I would add.

[ChumpDumper]

Lead us to the promised land Chump...in your vague but steadfast fashion. You lead, we'll follow.

So, you don't have anything resembling a plan -- but you'll about anyone else's.

Fair enough.

[whottt]

You live in Tonga?

No but there was a wrestler I was a fan of that was from there.


I live in a place where gas costs 3.50 a gallon...that's my economy, and since oil is now getting a whole lot cheaper, that's going to be good for my economy . I live in a part of America called panicandflailatopia.


These other guys in this thead live in a different part of America where gas prices aren't a problem or a hindrance for anyone's budget, it's called headupassatoipia and everyone there is calm and poised under a financial crisis that has not touched them in any way right now and likely never will...their primary concern in life is adhering to media outcries and ensuring that the world's richest man is going to get 500 million annually on the back of their taxes.

[Indazone]

There is no plan. The gov't bailout plan of $700 billion dollars is akin to the US gov't printing more money out of thin air that it doesn't have and calling it borrowing from the tax payers when there is no way that the gov't can ever pay it back.

[MannyIsGod]

Look, I can sign on to not doing the bailout if you think no matter what either way we're headed to a big storm. But to sit here and say that it won't be bad is contrary to everything I've read.

[Indazone]

The irony is that Ross Perot was right about NAFTA and the giant sucking sound as our jobs and manufacturing went overseas. He was right that we would become poor and that we would not be able to protect the United States if we signed onto Nafta.

[Findog]

No...insisting that the Mavs are better off with Jason Kidd than Devin Harris is obtuse.

I agree, which is I why argued vigorously against the trade. The archives will back me up on that.

What does this have to do with the topic at hand?