Gov’t Working Fast on Financial Bailout Plan after Wall Street Collapse
According to an article (Gov’t Rushing to Finish Huge Financial Rescue Plan) in Yahoo! Financial News via the Associated Press…
The Bush administration sketched out a multi-faceted effort on Friday to confront the worst U.S. financial crisis in decades, outlining a program that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars to buy up bad mortgages and other toxic debt. Relief washed over Wall Street with a surge of buying.
… Paulson gave few details but said he would work through the weekend with leaders of Congress from both parties to flesh out the program, the biggest proposed government intervention in financial markets since the Great Depression. Members of the Senate Banking Committee said they had yet to receive details of the proposal, but were ready to move quickly when they do. JEANNINE AVERSA and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
Senator McCain Doesn’t Agree…
The Republican presidential hopeful said the Fed should get back to “its core business of responsibly managing our money supply and inflation”…
McCain said simply that leaders should put aside partisan differences and “any action should be designed to keep people in their homes and safeguard the life savings of all Americans.” “McCain says Fed should stop government bailouts” By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer.
So what do you think.. does it make sense to bailout the financial instutions or hardworking / tax-paying American’s?