Mar 10, 2009 23:44
Only I suppose, by mentioning it at all, apparently I DO give a damn.
The quick version (maybe):
Government bailouts were/are and will continue to be a horrifically bad idea.
Capitalism, survival of the fittest, adapting to the ever changing needs of the market or society or whatever...all these concepts seem so...familiar, and yet so far far away.
Whiny Corp: 'We fucked up! Give us some more money!'
Functioning Minds: 'NO.'
WC: 'It is for the good of the people! Without more of your funding for our mismanagement and gross ineptitude we will fail! Jobs will be lost! People will be upset!'
FM: 'More upset than if we up the tax rate to cover your incompetent asses? NO.'
Maybe some sort of physical punishment or threat of imminent excruciatingly painful wounding of top executives would motivate more realistic action?