What would you have done with the Bailout Money if you were in charge of the U.S.A?
I would have bought treaury securities, started a contest for alternative energy, and subsidized infranstructure rennovations.
We would have been much better off to find the most productive entrepreneurs in the small business area (since that is where most of the new jobs come from) and give it to them as free money. Since much of the "job creation" went to the creation of government jobs, these will only be dead-ends economically. In other words, the money will not go to create more money, it will just be spent.
by Robert 16 years ago
Just watched a video on PBS about local governments suing banks to recover bailout money. It's claimed the banks have created a public nuisance by allowing large number of foreclosures to occur, destroying neighborhoods and reducing the tax base.Are lawsuits the only solution for local...
by DeviousOne 13 years ago
Is it worth funding the Greece bail out packages to an economy which looks to be only heading furtheIt seems to me that the crisis in Greece doesn't seem to be improving and it certainly didn't develop overnight. Perhaps if Greece does default on it's loans, then the lenders may end up taking...
by Evan G Rogers 13 years ago
Warren Buffet personally benefited from the bailouts, so of course he wants the rich to pay more in taxes (he gets the money, and they're his competition).Also, he DOES pay more in taxes than his secretary -- in fact, the IRS claims he still needs to pay $1 billion...
by Shaul Stein 15 years ago
God created all things. He created them and called them what He wanted. All of it. It is His creation so He can call it whatever He wishes.He make the boundaries, sets the limits, just like we do if we create a game or if we own a business. It belongs to us. Nobody is going to tell us how to...
by Jen King 15 years ago
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motors has made a final payment of $5.8 billion to the U.S. and Canadian governments, paying off the last of its $6.7 billion in loans, the company said Wednesday."I am very pleased to announce that, as of today, General Motors has repaid, in full and with...
by pgrundy 15 years ago
Saw this in the NYT this morning:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/01/busin … g.html?hpwBasically, after getting billions handed to them on a silver platter, it turns out they have not been maintaining appropriate reserves to pay their claims for the past decade. This isn't just in the small...
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