Lets be honest here...the main reason for this bail out is to not scare away the foreign investor. The foreign investors are crucial to Wall street. If they lose big monies in their investments here, they will put their dollars in other countries. I believe I heard that 40% of the liquety in Wall street is foreign money.
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He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

- Albert Einstein.