Bailout to multi-billion or multi-million dollar entities should be conditional. If there's not going to be a consumer bailout then why should we bailout big business? A bailout means no more debt right? That means assets are free for investment right? Imagine if every home owner with a mortgage could suddenly get bailed out of all of thier debts and find about $1000 to $4000 extra per month to spend? If the bailout is conditional, those businesses should be held to paying back the taxpayers every dime that they were bailed out of. Give it back to the taxpayers!
If it saves the economy and everyone benefits, do it. Everybody should benefit! So, bail them out and make them pay it back over a short period of time. The more that gets paid back, the bigger the bonus to the CEO in charge. They should be compensated based on performance and never leave with a bonus package if they leave the company with debts! Take the debts out of their proposed package!
Bailout the consumer too! Reduce their debts and require that they invest a portion of their new found disposable income as part of the deal. Make it a straight percentage, 10%, 20%, etc.
Do the banks the same way. Tax their profits until they pay back all of the $700 billion!
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