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I oppose the proposed bailout plan because it gives evil, reckless, rich swindlers even more profits from their irresponsible gambling with our money, with guess what, tax dollars which are again, our money.

The general public.. the working class, is getting screwed over TWICE if this proposal is enacted.

If rich people are gambling futures on payments they knew we’d never be able to pay – THEY are the ones who should be tapped to bail US out. Not the other way around.

Ever heard of fiscal responsibility?

Alternative energy IS the answer both in the short term and especially in the long term. And by alternative I mean energy derived from the wind, tide, sun, and thermal vents – energy that is infinitely renewable, does not pollute, and has the potential to be generated as well as consumed by the general public,

Drilling is NOT the answer for anything but higher gas company profits, higher gas prices, more oil spills, and rampant exploitation of land, sea, air, & people that should be protected forever. Once areas are lost, they may never fully come back.

Other forms of digging for energy that aren’t answers are nuclear, coal, and in a way, ethanol. These are dirty forms of energy, which not only damage the Earth but keep the process of generating power out of the hands of the public – making us all needlessly dependent on for-profit corporations who are the only source of fuel.

“can someone explain how a ‘war economy exists’? how could the economy revolve around war? that makes no fucking sense?” -some gamer

We in the U.S. already live in a war economy. It’s been called the Military Industrial Complex and it’s been around for a long time. It’s one of the main reasons why we are considered a rich nation, yet we have such a massive percentage of people below the poverty line. Here’s how it works:

During Peacetime
1 Corporate Taxes —fund—> Military & Contractors
2 Lobbyists of Military Contractors –fund—> Politicians
3 Politicians –divert further taxes to—> Contractors
…repeat steps 2 and 3

During War
1 Politicians –declare—> War and “Police Actions”
2 Taxes — heavily fund—> Military, Contractors, Mercenaries
3 Military and Contractors lose equipment and personnel
4 Lobbyists of Military Contractors –fund—> Politicians
5 Politicians –heavily divert taxes to—> Contractors, Mercenaries
…repeat steps 3 through 5

So the flow of money is primarily from the corporate and property taxes of the citizens, through the government, and into the military contractors. The “economy” is considered sustained because all that money starts in a bank and ends up in a bank – at the expense of you, the working Joe. In a war economy, the working public is considered nothing more than a bottomless well of money and soldiers to be used for making war at a high profit.