Um. It seems your source fails at linking. I tried following your source to get the full context and wound up watching her talking to people while trying to have a cheesesteak. (which was actually kinda funny).

On the context angle about all that would "fix" it is if she followed that with something like "Because the government should be able to get perhaps 500 billion of that back as assets are liquidated"

Since the plan is not official yet, my understanding that it involves insurance companies underwriting the loans, I'm sure the taxpayers are going to foot the bill for the insurance policy, but not directly "bail out" the banks.

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All of Palin's gaffes are due to witchcraft. An African priest said spells over her to protect her from witchcraft during this difficult time of her life, but it seems not to be working.

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The last I heard it was for the Treasury Department to underwrite insurance on these loans and that is only a very small part of the "plan" being put forward. Mostly it hinges on the government coming with $700 billion to spend on bad loans from the banks.

And before people become overly optimistic economists are saying that even with the bailout we will continue to see the stock market decline and the recession will continue anywhere from two to four or more years. The statements by Bush and others that the taxpayers might even see a "profit" is pure nonsense according to economists and even with reselling the assets the government acquires the taxpayers can expect to end up on the hook for between 14% to 50% of the $700 billion bailout.

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You may be right about that, I have been reading the newer articles, and apparently the democratic congress didn't want to have anything to do with the republican insurance plan, although, it will be on a smaller scale.

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If you use the words "right wing extremist" at least four times in any given day.
You live in constant fear that someone, somewhere, is making a profit.

When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic. -Benjamin Franklin

Yeah, if the paper is so good and profits are going to be made, why not forgo the bailout and let the bankers cash in on the windfall. Heck, I wouldn't object!

bailout plan and put it on EBAY!!!!

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