Comments on: Opposing Bailouts on Principle http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/ Because Common Sense Transcends Distance Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:43:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/comment-page-1/#comment-84789 Mike Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:33:16 +0000 http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/#comment-84789 I'm with Jay, government sticking their noses in to private sector business is a huge contributor to this recession, and now we are getting more? I’m with Jay, government sticking their noses in to private sector business is a huge contributor to this recession, and now we are getting more?

]]> By: Jay_C http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/comment-page-1/#comment-80518 Jay_C Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:33:14 +0000 http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/#comment-80518 Bill, times are tough no doubt, but markets have not failed. Markets in and of themselves cannot fail. Implementation of Governmental policies (to give loans to those that cannot afford them) and the private sector (right or wroong) taking advantage of the deregulation that was put in place have made the markets take a nosedive. But the free market did not fail, to say that it did is not correct. The drivers (Governement and private sector manipulation of the free market have failed, and the market responded correctly. People are out of work becuase of decisions that were made on how th drive the markets, not because of the markets. Bill, times are tough no doubt, but markets have not failed. Markets in and of themselves cannot fail. Implementation of Governmental policies (to give loans to those that cannot afford them) and the private sector (right or wroong) taking advantage of the deregulation that was put in place have made the markets take a nosedive. But the free market did not fail, to say that it did is not correct. The drivers (Governement and private sector manipulation of the free market have failed, and the market responded correctly. People are out of work becuase of decisions that were made on how th drive the markets, not because of the markets.

]]> By: Bill http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/comment-page-1/#comment-80416 Bill Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:30:26 +0000 http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/#comment-80416 Actually not much of anything is working. After 533,000 lost jobs in November, I'm sure plenty of people wish they were working! Actually not much of anything is working. After 533,000 lost jobs in November, I’m sure plenty of people wish they were working!

]]> By: Interested http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/comment-page-1/#comment-80313 Interested Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:55:31 +0000 http://www.theatlanticright.com/2008/12/04/opposing-bailouts-on-principle/#comment-80313 <blockquote> The market is working. </blockquote> Such a sentence is met with mass diaper changing on the left. <blockquote> Government initiatives at facilitating renegotiation therefore make a lot of sense. </blockquote> However, that would be a natural inhibitor of letting prices return to a realistic value.

The market is working.

Such a sentence is met with mass diaper changing on the left.

Government initiatives at facilitating renegotiation therefore make a lot of sense.

However, that would be a natural inhibitor of letting prices return to a realistic value.

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