This graphic demonstrates how the 2008 bailout, so far, costs as much as several large and famous government projects added up together. Yes, these numbers are inflation adjusted.
Marshall Plan, Louisiana Purchase, the Moonshot, S&L Crisis, Korean War, and even The New Deal, which has been derided by some as being like the most expensive socialist thing ever, can't hold a candle to the payouts from the attempts to fix the current economic crisis. Take NASA. As Meg pointed out to me over IM, there's never been any fun beach excursions provided by NASA. The same, however, cannot be said for the current bailout, especially if your name begins with an A, ends with a G, and there's an I in there.
i saw that on the news... so is emperor harper promising to give up his temporary emergency powers once the crisis is over? does he have a whiney young man as a sidekick?
Nusk wrote:honestly there isnt anything obama can do to fix this shit.. i think we all will be moving to canada soon
we're in the middle of a political coup at the moment
Let's trade. You guys take Obama, and we'll take Harper!
or you can just move there and everyone's happy.
"I think you may be confusing government running amok with government doing stuff you don't like. See, you're in the minority now. It's supposed to taste like a shit taco." - Jon Stewart
"I think you may be confusing government running amok with government doing stuff you don't like. See, you're in the minority now. It's supposed to taste like a shit taco." - Jon Stewart