The US senate just passed a bill that transfers the remaining money the middle class somehow managed to hold onto into the hands of its fat-cat friends.
In someone else’s words, “What started as a three-page “blank check” request for $700 billion to buy “toxic” assets on Wall Street, has now passed the Senate as a 451-page pork-laden piece of detritus.”
Seriously, did they think no one would read this thing?
Seriously. Did they?
They were right, it seems.
Unfortunately this bill isn’t supported by the majority of the American public; I’ve seen polls show 2-1 opinions against it. This is why it failed on Monday. The officials up for re-election in November were scared of public reactions and voted against it, but apparently there was enough pork stuffed into it that they couldn’t resist the second time around.
I’ve looked up my representatives’ voting records on this bill and will be voting accordingly next month.