Comments on: Senate Passes Bailout Package. Some Say $700 Billion Isn’t Enough

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Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:20:45 +0000

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Investing in a Bear Stock Market - Money & Investing - Banks.com — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:55:53 +0000

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By: miranda

miranda — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:34:32 +0000

I agree that this is just a short term solution. All it will do is ensure that we can continue the status quo — and that this will happen again in a few years.

By: Pete

Pete — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:31:52 +0000

My problem with this whole package is that it just feels like a tiny bandaid on a gushing head wound. A short term solution to a long term problem.

Listening to the senators and congressmen it sounds like none of them really know if this package is going to make a difference, but they would rather vote for it and act like they’re “doing something” than not vote for it. We’ll see what happens with the vote.