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Old 09-22-2008, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ajmccarrell View Post
I do have a problem with the bailout, but it was Dodd's amendment that I had called fascist.
You are confused about what his amendment calls for. You weren't criticizing any of his amendments. You were criticizing the very bill itself.

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I don't think the bailout in and of itself is fascist, but Dodd's idea of giving power to the government to assume any loan they deem a bad loan, whether credit card, car loan, etc.
Classic. What do you think this "bailout" is that people are talking about if it isn't the government assuming bad loans? What you call "Dodd's idea" was proposed by George W. Bush's treasury secretary.
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