The Fed's Bank Bailout

American Voices • ISSUE 44•11 • Mar 13, 2008

The Federal Reserve announced that they would be setting up a $200 billion program to assist struggling banks. What do you think?

“They say that you can judge the heart of a country by its treatment of its banks."”
Bingham Irving –
Computer Programmer
“They should give it all to my branch—they have really crappy lollipops."”
Joe Pullman –
Construction Worker
“Giving money to institutions that failed at their only job, which was to have money, may not be the best strategy."”
Lynn Fitzpatrick –
Florist

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