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86Shelby
8th September 2008, 10:02 PM
What do you think of what's happened?


If they weren't tied into the economy so deep I would be tempted to say let them fail. That could easily lead to more pains for everyone.

Enron colapsed after they cooked the books for roughly $550,000,000.00. Public outrage, media frenzy, regulators going nuts; you remember you couldn't get away from hearing about it.

In 2004 regulators found that Fannie had cooked to books to the tune of $6,300,000,000.00. Nearly 12 times what Enron had done. They were fined and just kept on going. Infact, the execs never missed the top bonuses. People had better die in a fire. They won't. Look at the political careers of people on the board as of last week and the past 8 years. Now you and I get to pick up the bill.

coop
8th September 2008, 10:04 PM
they are getting bailed out. They are ran terribly but without them the bounce back of the housing market wont happen. That is the reason for the govt backing.

86Shelby
8th September 2008, 10:13 PM
they are getting bailed out.

That's the part that bothers me. Let's just add more to our national debt.:woot:

Being so far down this will be like bailing out the airlines, a terrible investment. Sweet, we gave you a few billion 6 months ago and you're belly up asking for more already.

coop
8th September 2008, 10:38 PM
Let's hope smaller better run companies in the same sector take off with the stabilization of fre and fan....so that if fre and fan go down again it won't matter

David
9th September 2008, 08:58 AM
I was thinking about this on my flight yesterday.. If you believe in whats right and wrong and what makes a free market bailing these companies out is not right.


however, companies this big who are so deeply rooted in our economy and the world will cost tax payers more money if they fail than what it will cost to bail them out.

it sucks, but it's the right thing to do.. i think they need to be broken up after this all said and done.

Kelvin
9th September 2008, 09:12 AM
when I heard that the american govt was turning into the style of the corrupt mexican govt I didn't believe it. I never imagined it would come true.

82355
9th September 2008, 09:13 AM
It has been corrupt since Abraham Lincoln ****ed us all Kelvin.

Martin

Kelvin
9th September 2008, 09:16 AM
that low down dirty son of a *****. **** his log cabin

MadmaX
9th September 2008, 01:30 PM
sounds like socialism to me. NOT letting a business fail? what, you tryin to cheat darwinism?! All will be punished! Arghghaghagaefawfeqahs!!!
We have to be capitalists even when it hurts.

coop
9th September 2008, 01:39 PM
^ i agree....but at this point govt has already lended a hand....so you just have to take it as is

coop
9th September 2008, 02:27 PM
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