Comments on: Waiting On That Government Check

By: Izquierdo

Izquierdo — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:42:45 +0000

What this country needs is 20 million people marching in the streets.
Trouble is, we’re too lazy and apathetic to do it.
And if we did, the press would bury the news, and say that it was 20,000.

By: clio

clio — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:12:54 +0000

Until every partner, consultant, board member, preferred stockholder and useless regulator has cashed out enough assets that they are eligible for AFDC, food stamps, and Medicaid, and all the company’s real property has been sold I shall continue to maintain that there are assets in these companies to meet existing obligations. Only after all that money is thrown to the creditors should any public help be even considered.

That’s what everyday people in this “ownership society” have to do when suddenly faced with overwhelming financial demands. Sell everything they own. Why should these incompetents be different? Because they’re entitled?
To what?

They don’t need limousines, luxury cars, vacation homes, primary residences with pools and servants, gated communities or exclusive private prep schools for their kids, cruises, foreign vacations, day spas or yachts. Lots of fine people live perfectly well without these things, and so can they.

Not that it would ever occur to them to do so.
They’re different.
They’re entitled.

I can certainly see their point. I’d hate to give up the luxurious life, too.
What I don’t understand is why the rest of us let them get away with it.

By: Rene ala Carte

Rene ala Carte — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:38:02 +0000

How long will it be before the majority of Americans figure out that “supply side” economics and deregulation don’t favor the poor and middle class. We have had two attempts at this kind of voodooism in the last thirty years and the end result has been debt, no jobs, recession, and bail-out for the responsible parties.

Republicans only look out for their own.