I bet the tax payers would want it if they went to the atm and they couldn't get there money.. which is what would have happened if the money markets failed.
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President Bush petitioned Congress for the authority to spend up to $700 billion to to bail out a financial industry on the verge of collapse and said the high price tag was not only justified, but essential. Some taxpayers disagree. "NO NO NO. Not just no, but H*** NO," writes Richard, a reader from Anchorage, Alaska. "It's our money! Let these companies die," added Claudio from Plainville, Connecticut.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/21/news/economy/readers_on_bailout/index.htm?cnn=yes
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President Bush petitioned Congress for the authority to spend up to $700 billion to to bail out a financial industry on the verge of collapse and said the high price tag was not only justified, but essential. Some taxpayers disagree. "NO NO NO. Not just no, but H*** NO," writes Richard, a reader from Anchorage, Alaska. "It's our money! Let these companies die," added Claudio from Plainville, Connecticut.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/21/news/economy/readers_on_bailout/index.htm?cnn=yes