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Quit panicking, a quick fix causes more damage in the long run.



You're evidently oblivious to the potential consequences of frozen credit markets. They are the bloodstream of the economy - cut them off and things rapidly start to die. Swift action is required.

If no action is taken more dominos will fall. Maybe when substantial numbers of American citizens find their salary hasn't been paid, or their cards don't work, or they can't get cash from the ATM - things that could happen pretty soon if no action is taken - then you'll understand. By that time the economic damage will already be many times the $700Billion.


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the American taxpayers we're going to get screwed by that bill. What part of that don't you understand?



The bill was the minimal necessary action to extract the poison from the credit markets - poison that the US government played a part in creating, so has some responsibility to help clean up.
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