First: yes, we need to do something - most of the experts agree, and when most of the experts agree, it's crazy not to.
But ... Paulson's plan? The three page grant proposal (http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/09/how-not-to-appl.html) saying "gimme $700 000 000 000 or your economy will fall apart (http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/09/panic-therefore.html)"? "Why $700 000 000 000? - I dunno, I just wanted to name a big number (http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/09/23/bailout-paulson-congress-biz-beltway-cx_jz_bw_0923bailout.html)"? Why should we think this random panic-mode legislative ejaculation is the best option we can come up with?
(Yeah, the House Republican plan is worse. Still.)
I'll look at how my representative voted, just so I know, but I can't say whether I support this or not. However ominous things look (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2008-09-22), if we bankrupt the government for nothing, we're making it worse.
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First: yes, we need to do something - most of the experts agree, and when most of the experts agree, it's crazy not to.
But ... Paulson's plan? The three page grant proposal (http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/09/how-not-to-appl.html) saying "gimme $700 000 000 000 or your economy will fall apart (http://slacktivist.typepad.com/slacktivist/2008/09/panic-therefore.html)"? "Why $700 000 000 000? - I dunno, I just wanted to name a big number (http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/09/23/bailout-paulson-congress-biz-beltway-cx_jz_bw_0923bailout.html)"? Why should we think this random panic-mode legislative ejaculation is the best option we can come up with?
(Yeah, the House Republican plan is worse. Still.)
I'll look at how my representative voted, just so I know, but I can't say whether I support this or not. However ominous things look (http://www.threepanelsoul.com/view.php?date=2008-09-22), if we bankrupt the government for nothing, we're making it worse.