tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871549738454773179.post4148115808072594012..comments2023-08-02T06:34:23.766-04:00Comments on JET-Fueled Fiction - Interviews and Rants: Our economy. . .JETaylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09813298752566487862noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871549738454773179.post-40315142791367381712008-10-02T22:00:00.000-04:002008-10-02T22:00:00.000-04:00Yes, I read the same article and they were correct...Yes, I read the same article and they were correct. Piss poor PR and not clearly conveying the understanding of what the economy would do to the little guy without interventionto was the issue. I'm not happy about a 700 billion dollar price tag, but the alternative is even less palatable. One thing I keep looking back on in history is that at the onset of the Great Depression, the government chose to do nothing. <BR/><BR/>Could they have staved off the depression? We will never know. <BR/><BR/>Will this? I don't think we will fall quite as hard with this route as we would have if no helping hand was extended. We will stumble a bit, and limp along for a while, but we will be walking and running smoothly faster this way. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for swinging by and commenting!JETaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813298752566487862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871549738454773179.post-66813892038751450782008-10-02T21:10:00.000-04:002008-10-02T21:10:00.000-04:00There was an interesting article on the ABC News w...There was an interesting article on the ABC News website this week saying that part of the problem with getting the bill passed was that the need for it was presented poorly from the beginning. I had to agree. When you've got a president who repeatedly sticks his head in the sand when there's a true crisis (Katrina), or screams crisis when there isn't (where are those weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?), there's no credibility left for him to be saying things like "pass this bill or the economy bites it in a matter of days." Especially when the message a couple of weeks prior was that things were just fine. <BR/><BR/>I saw Bush's initial speech on the bailout last Friday, and all it did was terrify me. It was hard to know whether everything was really going to collapse by Monday, or if the problem was being overblown and we were about to spend $700 Billion for no reason. I had a strong sense that the people in power didn't have a flipping clue either. That, to me, was just as terrifying as the thought of the economy grinding to a halt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871549738454773179.post-67943836014947331792008-09-29T22:32:00.000-04:002008-09-29T22:32:00.000-04:00Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!JETaylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813298752566487862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2871549738454773179.post-79758737712513340882008-09-29T22:25:00.000-04:002008-09-29T22:25:00.000-04:00The only flaw I see here is "put in new fresh, hon...The only flaw I see here is "put in new fresh, <B><I>honest</I></B>, every day people." The problem is, the every day people will become the same as their predecessors, they become <I>too</I> power hungry and all hell breaks loose. <BR/><BR/>Thoughtful, insightful post. I agree, this does need to end.Kathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449038266368615986noreply@blogger.com