Comments on: The AIG bailout: What could $85 billion in corporate welfare buy for those who really need it? http://minnesotaindependent.com/9215/the-aig-bailout-what-could-85-billion-in-corporate-welfare-buy-for-those-who-really-need-it News. Politics. Media. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:48:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jason http://minnesotaindependent.com/9215/the-aig-bailout-what-could-85-billion-in-corporate-welfare-buy-for-those-who-really-need-it/comment-page-1#comment-12415 Jason Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:06:56 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/?p=9215#comment-12415 VOTE NADER!!! End Corporate Bail outs, end the war, restore democracy VOTE NADER!!!

End Corporate Bail outs, end the war, restore democracy

]]> By: adrian http://minnesotaindependent.com/9215/the-aig-bailout-what-could-85-billion-in-corporate-welfare-buy-for-those-who-really-need-it/comment-page-1#comment-12124 adrian Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:38:05 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/?p=9215#comment-12124 but when has the federal gov't (and, i should add,either party) ever prioritized spending on social programs (as opposed to military spending, bailouts instead of proper regulation, etc)?? at the same time, something had to happen with aig to attempt (emphasis on attempt) to restore some kind of stability to a system that's been profoundly unstable. and i do think there is some credence to the theory that a failing aig could have triggered even worse ripples through the economy. as indexed by both the excellent interview with doug henwood on this site (everyone should be flocking to listen to his radio show "behind the news" on www.wbai.org) and today's financial news reports--lending is dramatically drying up (which affects the economy and individuals in a real way) and a panic situation is really occurring. the real emphasis here should be the profound failure of oversight (and profound deregulation) in both the clinton and bush administrations--policies that have concentrated wealth to the upper 1% and left working folks even more vulnerable and squeezed. but when has the federal gov’t (and, i should add,either party) ever prioritized spending on social programs (as opposed to military spending, bailouts instead of proper regulation, etc)?? at the same time, something had to happen with aig to attempt (emphasis on attempt) to restore some kind of stability to a system that’s been profoundly unstable. and i do think there is some credence to the theory that a failing aig could have triggered even worse ripples through the economy.

as indexed by both the excellent interview with doug henwood on this site (everyone should be flocking to listen to his radio show “behind the news” on http://www.wbai.org) and today’s financial news reports–lending is dramatically drying up (which affects the economy and individuals in a real way) and a panic situation is really occurring.

the real emphasis here should be the profound failure of oversight (and profound deregulation) in both the clinton and bush administrations–policies that have concentrated wealth to the upper 1% and left working folks even more vulnerable and squeezed.

]]> By: Eric Ferguson http://minnesotaindependent.com/9215/the-aig-bailout-what-could-85-billion-in-corporate-welfare-buy-for-those-who-really-need-it/comment-page-1#comment-12109 Eric Ferguson Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:09:58 +0000 http://www.minnesotaindependent.com/?p=9215#comment-12109 Well done Andy. May I add that 85 billion would pay for about eight months of occupying Iraq. At least war isn't the only thing conservatives will freely spend money on. Anything for big business in need too. Why not just back the insurance policies temporarily while clients find new insurers, a bit like FDIC for bank deposits? Well done Andy. May I add that 85 billion would pay for about eight months of occupying Iraq. At least war isn’t the only thing conservatives will freely spend money on. Anything for big business in need too. Why not just back the insurance policies temporarily while clients find new insurers, a bit like FDIC for bank deposits?

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