Whether or not one feels a “bailout” should be made, has to be made otherwise we will turn into the next great depression. To renege is to cut one's own nose to spite one's own face.
Capitalist purists want the marketplace to rule and self correct, which will mean business failures, bankruptcies and foreclosures and an unemployment rate that will jump up to the high teens.
Usually the purest are at the other end of the totem pole where an economic crisis is an inconvenience, not devastation.
The Citigroup "bailout" is a better crafted one in that the Government will be given preferred stock for its contribution (The U.S. can actually make money). This is our new economy, created by another supply side crash and burn, where our government has a financial share in many big businesses, rather than just a "say." A limited socialism, if you will, as the medicine for casino capitalism.
It was refreshing to hear the President elect’s honesty in stating our economy will get worse before it gets better. He left out we will no longer be able to resort to financial gimmickry - junk bonds, dot com's and real estate bubbles to over inflate our economy and its financial values.
Finally, I love the moderate and experienced course the President elect is taking on his Cabinet choices. Being a Hillary supporter, it’s nice to see the old Clinton gang together again.
David DiBello
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