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The little guy has been pillaged again
Monday, Oct. 20, 2008 | 2:03 a.m.
I see that we, the little people, are getting the shaft again as the federal government bails out more companies with taxpayers’ dollars — companies that took multimillion-dollar bonuses while their companies were losing money.
Mr. President, would you please send me some of that money as I am taking a beating in my investments. If you don’t, I may apply for some relief by finding a way to get some of the billions of dollars you are giving away.
I don’t really need 80 or 90 billion dollars, just one or two hundred thousand dollars would do. Of course, if you are strapped for the money, just turn up the presses at the mint — it doesn’t matter that there is nothing behind this paper money.
I am 89 years old and at this time in my life I am ashamed at what has happened to this country. Isn’t it time to give America back to us and not to the rest of the world?
The government should open its eyes and do something for the little people.
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Most of the Million dollar bonus' paid out were in company stock and options. Most are now worthless and the others are 10% of what they were. I think the market took most of the excess away form these guys already. How did the little guy get hurt? If you have a job and haven't sold your home, you haven't. The cost of gasoline dropping to $3.00 a gallon has been like mailing out 250 billion to all users already. Our job is now to keep energy costs down by developing our own. American energy resources for American jobs. NOW.
The new obama government is doing something, he has formulated a plan so that you and i will get one dollar and thirty seven cents per day in tax refund. this is every day, even the days you don't work. vote obama get happy meals for life and big oil is going to pay for it. why did somebody not think of this before. obama is way smarter than us.