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As a taxpayer Im just asking, as a capitalist Im appaled as a shareholder Im furious

Now, I say this as a complete capitalist, but if a business gets so large that its failure would collapse the market( Like AIG is purported to be), then is it fair to say that the business should be broken up by the government to keep that from happening?

"Too big to fail" should not be "Taxpayers pick up the tab". If you are too big to fail, maybe we need to make you a little smaller.

That goes for you too GM...

Posted @ September 17, 2008 07:49 AM | Current Affairs

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