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Because that worked with the bailouts in September. Right?Dalo12345

[QUOTE="Dalo12345"]Obama is saying the exact same thing. He is Bush 2.0 and no Obamaniac wants to admit it.

Engrish_Major

More debt will not solve a problem of debt, regardless of where it is going.

Also, how is it so much different exactly?

More debt will not solve a problem of debt, regardless of where it is going. Dalo12345

[QUOTE="Engrish_Major"][QUOTE="Dalo12345"]Obama is saying the exact same thing. He is Bush 2.0 and no Obamaniac wants to admit it.

Dalo12345

More debt will not solve a problem of debt, regardless of where it is going.

Also, how is it so much different exactly?

The bailouts are loans that will be paid back. :)

[QUOTE="Dalo12345"][QUOTE="Engrish_Major"] Nope, it's far from the exact same thing. Stimulus =/= bailout. Obama is finally focusing on things that Bush&Co. ignored for so long.LosDaddie

More debt will not solve a problem of debt, regardless of where it is going.

Also, how is it so much different exactly?

The bailouts are loans that will be paid back. :)

By who?

The bailouts are loans that will be paid back. :)LosDaddie

[QUOTE="LosDaddie"][QUOTE="Dalo12345"]

More debt will not solve a problem of debt, regardless of where it is going.

Also, how is it so much different exactly?

Dalo12345

The bailouts are loans that will be paid back. :)

By who?

By the companies taking the bailout/loan.

That should've been clear.

[QUOTE="LosDaddie"]The bailouts are loans that will be paid back. :)Engrish_Major

It's a gamble, for sure.

That's the problem with economics; There just isn't a way to perform experiments on economic theories. Only science I know of with that problem.

[QUOTE="Dalo12345"][QUOTE="LosDaddie"]

The bailouts are loans that will be paid back. :)

LosDaddie

By who?

By the companies taking the bailout/loan.

That should've been clear.

By giving these companies tax dollars, it is a stamp of approval for their failed business policies. Let something better rise from the ashes.

[QUOTE="LosDaddie"][QUOTE="Dalo12345"]

By who?

Dalo12345

By the companies taking the bailout/loan.

That should've been clear.

By giving these companies tax dollars, it is a stamp of approval for their failed business policies. Let something better rise from the ashes.

I notice you have moved on from the "Bailout vs Stimulus" debate :)

But to answer your post, I'd say that (in theory) these loans/bailouts could turn out to be a very wise business venture for the govt if these companies payback them with interest.

And no, this is not the govt applauding failed business decision. But rather recognizing the dire need for liquidity in the credit markets.