"@wattznext: Let me put it this way: Golden Parachutes, CEO salaries and expense accounts would be a drop in the bucket compared to what this could cost."
"@ADismalScience: Somehow I just feel like all of us fiscally responsible residents who save money and have investments and retirement savings and a lack of debt are goign to be fucked."
"@jenalicious: congress just fucked over americans' best interests to protect themselves from being criticized for passing an unpopular bill that was fiscally sound and could have really stopped the mass hysteria-driven financial collapse.
By doing this they shattered investor confidence and they risk completely freezing the credit markets which would slowly sprial to you and me and the bar down the street which gets beer on credit from their distributors."
"@ADismalScience: You are now my favorite commenter for economics-related stories.
I do think, however, that the panic is unduly and we don't need to necessarily have this done by tonight."
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