On Oct 9, 2008, at 9:35 PM, Ann Buckingham wrote:
> I'm not alone in wanting the government to confiscate a portion of the
> excessive pay the bankers took and use that money before charging
> bailout
> costs to the middle class. Talk me down- I like this discussion group
> because you're so very skeptical of this kind of simple approach.
>
Hey, you can do both. Make 'em "disgorge" their profits, as they say (always loved that turn of phrase). And deal with the systemic crap too.
Doug