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Bread and Circus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 02:11 PM Original message |
If the goal of the bailout was to allow people to take loans, why didn't the goverment just lend... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
1. It was to unfreeze credit markets. (nt) |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Because then the fat cats at AIG and others couldn't continue to party |
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Vickers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
3. How can we trust you with your money? |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because postal workers are not presently trained to be loan officers |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. well they are laying of 40,000 postal employees |
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HamdenRice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 02:25 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Wouldn't it be better to have them, like, continue as postal workers? |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 04:05 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. It certainly would. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. You a postal worker? I am married to one and it is not a matter of weeks |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 05:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. contractor |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. Nothing goes from the government to the people (including soldiers) |
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elifino (331 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. I think government officials are looking out for them selfs |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-31-08 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. It was to unfreeze credit markets and the feds are currently BUYING commercial paper |
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