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Old 03-17-2009, 06:32 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by BigFish View Post
The difference is the bailout money for the banks was given to the banks to keep them from going under which, by rights....they should have let them! The stimulus money which will put people to work (supposedly....time will tell if this happens) will be used to pay for infrastructure so paying overtime is part of doing business!
If the banks go under there's no credit to lend money to keep the other businesses running. Doesn't matter if you're big or small, unless you can run on cash you depend on a bank to keep things operating.

I'm all for bailing out the banks, within reason.

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