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This "bailout" would have worked immediately

beneteaubeneteau Member Posts: 8,552 ✭✭✭
edited November 2008 in General Discussion
OK----look at the numbers.

Total bailout commitments, loans and pledges of backing neared a staggering $7 trillion
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As of 2007, there are about 138 million taxpayers in the United States.
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$7 trillion ? 138 million = $50,724

If each taxpayer had received $50,000, loans could have been paid, autos would be purchased, people would be buying stock, people would be spending----the economy would be booming.

Nope, we're still bailing out more and more businesses.
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  • chappsynychappsyny Member Posts: 3,381 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    That would lead to hyper inflation and in the end the "rich" would end up richer and the "poor" would end up poor again. Most people are where they are economically due to a patern of decisions they have made throughout their life and will settle back down at that level even after an influx of money.
  • crash2usafcrash2usaf Member Posts: 4,094
    edited November -1
    that sounds like the print more money solution would not work...
  • ruger270manruger270man Member Posts: 9,361 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by crash2usaf
    that sounds like the print more money solution would not work...


    And you think the money given to the banks actually exists?
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