Do you support a bailout bill?

[thewiseguy]

Poll question: Do you support a bailout bill?

I am doing this out of my own curiosity.

[MercutioATC]

1. A "bailout" bill? No.

Legislation that will address the issues? Absolutely.

We need to act, I just don't believe a bailout is the answer.

[thewiseguy]

2. The credit market is tightening up. You plan to address that with legislation?

[jtrockville]

4. Why not create a temporary loan program?

If the problem is available credit, address that problem.

[MercutioATC]

7. I don't have a problem with injecting some liquidity (yes, through legislation)

but the primary focus of the legislation should be to fix the problem, not throw money at it.

[magellan]

11. Hear hear. n/t

[jtrockville]

3. Right on MercutioATC.

IMO, the "problem" our government needs to address is NOT on Wall Street.

[RainDog]

5. I cannot vote in your poll.

you seem to think that all bail outs are the same. they're not. I support a bail out bill that deals with the real problems, not one that lets the current motherfuckers continue to tell us all to bend over.

I'm employed, btw. I have a masters degree, so I'm not unskilled labor.

your poll is worthless because it doesn't address the issue for most here - WHAT bail out, not any bail out.

[thewiseguy]

8. I do not think all the bailouts are the same.

If you by any means do support the right bailout bill then vote yes.

Some folks are just dead against any bailout bill.

[RoyGBiv]

6. "Bailout" Clarification ...

The use of the term "bailout" is unnecessarily clouding the issue.

I support government action to address a severe and growing financial crisis. This could take many forms, none of which necessarily fit the connotations of a "bailout."

[MercutioATC]

13. Exactly. Call it a "Rescue" bill or something...

"Bailout" implies that the primary focus of the bill is to aid financial institutions, not deal with an economic crisis.

[Epiphany4z]

9. I want to

but there is a huge trust issue for me on this one...I recall when Bush first got in office people saying this would happen and it was republicans plan to break the bank so nothing the dems ever wanted to put though could be afforded...I mean does our chance for health care ride on this?

I keep reading about all kinds of money from the fed being tossed in over night...wasn't the last number 620bill...if so is 700 billion really going to help that much? How do we know we are not just tossing good money after bad and all this will do is delay the inevitable? ..Nobody is really addressing these questions all I hear is it passes or there will be a mushroom cloud...I am honestly confused ...I want what is best...but don't trust those in charge to have that in mind.

[fla nocount]

10. There used to be something called the New Deal Bill.

Wonderful tool, it could fix a financial crisis and keep it fixed for decades. It used something called regulations that worked like hobbles on a horse...kept it from running away.

[bluestateguy]

12. I support A bill, not THIS bill

So lets try again.