>>That's under the assumption that throwing money at the problem wasn't a stupid idea in the first place, which was being shouted by most fiscal conservatives.
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>From some things I've read, the bailout and initial stimulus may have very well saved the entire world from financial collapse.
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>Some argue the prolonged recession is because the stimulus package didn't go far enough (the fiscal conservatives put a cap on it).
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>For the sake of argument, maybe we would have been better of with no bailout and no stimulus.
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>The point is, we'll never know.
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>Like you though, I hate the massive debt we're piling up.

If we're going to be a capitalistic society, we need unhindered capitalism or we're just playing a stupid charade.