I thought we are supposed to let the "Free Market" decide!

[Dustlawyer]

Conservatives are always throwing that out, "Let the Free Market decide..." Let's take them at their word, I say do not bail out any of these companies, they should have kept reserves for a rainy day and not taken so many risks. To always bail them out like we did the Wall Street banks in 2008, just reinforces their careless behavior. Someone would buy up the assets of the bankrupt airlines and start a new airline. Let the current ones fail. They all just received a huge tax cut and now they need help? F'them!

They want a socialist bail out, for real? What nerve!

[treestar]

1. And any help will make them

Dependent on government! That is one they always trot out. With no evidence.

[Claustrum]

2. You didn't know? It's only socialism if it's going to people. n/t

[mindem]

3. "Let the free market decide"

along with "government shouldn't be picking winners and losers". If a business is too big to fail, it's too big.

[sop]

4. "We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor."

Martin Luther King

[love_katz]

6. Truth!

Exactly.

[Wounded Bear]

5. Everybody is a socialist in these times...

[magicarpet]

7. Fascist Capitalism,...

Privatize Profits,.. executives, stockholders but not workers. And categorically refuse to pay any taxes.


Socialize Losses,.. taxpayer funded government bailout/welfare to corporations to the tune of billions of dollars.