Do we really need a “bailout?” If so, let’s actually PAY for the “bailout.”

Some really good stuff at DailyKos.   Here are some much under-appreciated proposals to actually pay for the bailout.  Better yet, these include some proposals to make the people benefiting from the bailout pay for it. Really, does it make any sense to call this a "bailout" when we are accomplishing…

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Barack Obama’s economic Plan

What is Barack Obama's plan?  He's got it boiled down to two-minutes, in this spot which he is now running. Compare and contrast Obama's plan to McCain's repeated statement that the fundamentals of the American economy are strong: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWMVW_82dQ8&eurl=http://www.crooksandliars.com/[/youtube] I wonder if McCain is relying on the fake economic data…

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