Comments on: Poll: Public Now Favors Bailout More Than They Oppose It

By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » Rasmussen: Voters Split On Bailout 45% For To 44% Against

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:28:09 +0000

[...] I’d like to pull up two additional data points I shared from Rasmussen’s polling [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 01:14:16 +0000

I'm not trying to be snarky, but I think it's worth noting that, when you were using the high price tag of the plan to rail against the failures of the free market, you failed to note the difference between this investment and normal government spending:

So donâ€™t tell me we canâ€™t provide healthcare for all or pay our teachers more or fix our infrastructure. Because if we have this much financial leverage to find this much capital to save our banks, we can do the same to help our citizens.

As Paulson and others have tried explaining for the past week (and have not been helped by the media), much, if not all, of the price tag should be recouped, which means it is very different than healthcare or education spending. I agree that it is irresponsible for the media (mainstream and bloggers alike) to omit that important point.

By: stuperb

stuperb — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:35:05 +0000

Justin, I totally agree with you. If bloggers aren’t intimately knowledgeable about the crisis, they shouldn’t attempt to draw up solutions. I haven’t – instead I stuck with levity and conspiracy theories – and I hope responsible bloggers aren’t either.

Good post.