"Every business that has asked for money from the government has gotten it. Weren't you among those yelling about bailouts and the socialization of the banking and auto industries? How quickly we forget."
Hell yeah I was. I haven't forgotten one bit. I think you are assuming I want more bailouts. That would be untrue in every sense. By wanting to know what this administration is doing to help private business, I am not supporting any ideas. I am seeking information. "A $30 billion package to aid small businesses has been stalled in Congress since February. Guess why." Why guess. Tell me. I think I know where you want to go with this, but I don't want to put words in your mouth. "The government didn't pick. They are an equal opportunity bailer." I may be wrong, but it seems the bailout was supposed to free up capital so small businesses could get credit lines. It did the complete opposite. The banks set on the money (at least those that managed to not be seized). So, the small businesses did not get bailed out. "But just out of curiosity, what do you think the unemployment rate would be without the stimulus? Care to hazard a?" That's a hard question. I'll just say that without government interference, this recession would probably resemble the recession of 1920-21 more than the great depression. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:320372 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
