Comments on: Fear-Mongering for the Bailout http://josiahplatt.com/2008/10/03/fear-mongering-for-the-bailout/ dance, monkey boy. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Lex Lowther http://josiahplatt.com/2008/10/03/fear-mongering-for-the-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-589 Lex Lowther Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:18:39 +0000 http://josiahplatt.com/?p=333#comment-589 The estimated value of the Twin Towers was approximately $3.5 Billion (This includes: WTC 1, WTC 2, WTC 4, and WTC 5). WTC 1 & 2 are or rather were the Twin Towers. Given the numbers, taxpayers are being hit with a debt burden that is equivalent to what it would cost to build roughly 200 exact replicas of the Twin Towers (Sans any optional Jumbo Jets which would no doubt cost extra.) Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Silverstein All of this serves to give bankers cash to cover a questionable amount of bad bets while they remain unregulated and unharmed from the economic hole they dug for the rest of us. LEX http://www.lexlowther.com The estimated value of the Twin Towers was approximately $3.5 Billion (This includes: WTC 1, WTC 2, WTC 4, and WTC 5). WTC 1 & 2 are or rather were the Twin Towers.

Given the numbers, taxpayers are being hit with a debt burden that is equivalent to what it would cost to build roughly 200 exact replicas of the Twin Towers (Sans any optional Jumbo Jets which would no doubt cost extra.)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Silverstein

All of this serves to give bankers cash to cover a questionable amount of bad bets while they remain unregulated and unharmed from the economic hole they dug for the rest of us.

LEX

http://www.lexlowther.com

]]> By: kyle http://josiahplatt.com/2008/10/03/fear-mongering-for-the-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-584 kyle Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:33:15 +0000 http://josiahplatt.com/?p=333#comment-584 Thanks for the heads up. Here's my post on this mess: http://www.kylesteed.com/financial-weakilization-bill/ Thanks for the heads up. Here’s my post on this mess: http://www.kylesteed.com/financial-weakilization-bill/

]]> By: Josiah http://josiahplatt.com/2008/10/03/fear-mongering-for-the-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Josiah Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:08:52 +0000 http://josiahplatt.com/?p=333#comment-582 or -embrace socialism, and just let the Government "take care" of everything. >:| or

-embrace socialism, and just let the Government “take care” of everything.

>:|

]]> By: Josh http://josiahplatt.com/2008/10/03/fear-mongering-for-the-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Josh Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:54:10 +0000 http://josiahplatt.com/?p=333#comment-580 Yeah - its funny with 700 Billion dollars... we could do the following... -Conquer another country (current total cost of Iraq War) or -Pay off EVERY mortgage in the US that has $75,000 or less on the note. Yeah – its funny with 700 Billion dollars… we could do the following…
-Conquer another country (current total cost of Iraq War)
or
-Pay off EVERY mortgage in the US that has $75,000 or less on the note.

]]> By: Josiah http://josiahplatt.com/2008/10/03/fear-mongering-for-the-bailout/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Josiah Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:49:04 +0000 http://josiahplatt.com/?p=333#comment-579 Good gravy. I just got in touch with one of the state representatives, and he already voted for it. They're calling it the "Financial Stabilization Bill. Complete b.s. Good gravy. I just got in touch with one of the state representatives, and he already voted for it.

They’re calling it the “Financial Stabilization Bill.

Complete b.s.

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