Oh dear, will the Democrats walk into another political trap and help "bailout" Wall Street?
There is growing opposition to the $700 billion fiasco:
Paul Krugman: No Deal!
Learn what is behind the Bush/Paulson bailout in Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine":
Now Is the Time to Resist Wall Street's Shock Doctrine
(Basically, she shows how this bailout is part of the "Shock Doctrine Capitalism" by which conservative Republicans use crises to push their de-regulation/privatization schemes to enrich the corporate rich. If John McCain is elected, they will use the trillion $$ bailouts to justify cutting social programs and privatizing Social Security, etc..)
Arianna Huffington: Welcome to Economic Shock & Awe
David Sirota: The $700 Billion Questions
William Greider: Goldman Sachs Socialism
Socialism for Bankers, Savage Capitalism for Everyone Else?
Bernie Sanders: Rescue Wall Street--and the Rest of Us
Take Action: Sign Bernie Sanders Letter to Paulson
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