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Just for clarification (because it can be confusing some times) . . . call your Representatives if you want to influence their vote tomorrow . . . call your Senators if you want to tell them your reaction to their recent vote. Edited to add: Good for you Zookeeper9000 for stepping up and calling!

Ten Reasons Not to Bailout Wall St. My Favorite is #8 (8) The bail-out drains the real economy, rather than invests in the real economy. The US economy can’t be productive or grow if consumers don’t have jobs and can’t afford to purchase goods and services. Real stimulation of Main Street is...

Here are selected quotes from an interesting article . Weiss and Larson co-authored a paper that they submitted Friday to the Senate Banking Committee and to the House Financial Services Committee. The paper explains in depth their analysis of what Weiss called during a conference call "a debt...

The Senate passed the bailout, but the House votes again tomorrow. Contact your Rep.

Quote: That is exactly how I feel too. My husband and I prefer to invest in ourselves. We are young and energetic now, so it makes sense for us. I suppose if we were older we would have a harder time deciding on a prudent investment. However, I feel that money is best kept in the...

I agree with Reinbeau & the1much. I have a hard time listening to the rationalization in the media for why we need this bailout -- because business runs on credit. OMG! Businesses can be run without relying on credit. I just don't buy it. Frankly it ticks me off to hear the media say the...