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Old 09-25-2008, 06:51 PM  
pocketkangaroo
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Originally Posted by GatorB View Post
I have even a better idea. Warrent Buffet just gave Goldman Sachs a 5 bilion investment. Now that's about 10% of his net worth. The Forbes 400 is worth 1.5 trillion. Now since all this bullshit was done buy rich guys trying to get richer THEY should pay. They other 399 should do what Buffet has done, but Buffet and the rest should invest 50%. That pays for the bailout. Problem solved. Sorry if Buffet and Bill Gates will only have 25 billion each left to live on. Somehow I think they'll get by.
I don't think you can single out a few. They should go through all the top executives at the companies that caused this and start taking back their bonuses. Could also lock them up in jail.

Heck, maybe it's time we started going back to pitchforks and storming people's homes.
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