Bend Over

You’re going to get fucked, and you’re going to like it.

Bloomberg:

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. government is prepared to lend more than $7.4 trillion on behalf of American taxpayers, or half the value of everything produced in the nation last year, to rescue the financial system since the credit markets seized up 15 months ago.

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The money that’s been pledged is equivalent to $24,000 for every man, woman and child in the country. It’s nine times what the U.S. has spent so far on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to Congressional Budget Office figures. It could pay off more than half the country’s mortgages.

The Dear Leader also promises to get in on the action:

WASHINGTON - President Bush argued Monday that the government’s dramatic rescue of Citigroup was necessary to “safeguard the financial system” and help the economy recover, and he said there could be more such moves if other institutions need help.

$7.4 trillion.  That’s a lot of our samoleans.  As for the Shittybank bailout, Krugman says it’s a good idea badly executed:

Mark Thoma has the rundown of informed reactions. A bailout was necessary — but this bailout is an outrage: a lousy deal for the taxpayers, no accountability for management, and just to make things perfect, quite possibly inadequate, so that Citi will be back for more.

We are utterly fucked.

Comments

[tata]

Um... will they take a check?

[Dick Cheney]

Mwahaha, and you thought the Iraq war was expensive!

[PoliShifter]

How long before I have to use a wheel barrel to bring enough money to the store to buy a loaf of bread?

At the rate they are printing money it will be very soon.

[actor212]

How long before I have to use a wheel barrel to bring enough money to the store to buy a loaf of bread?

HEY!

This isn't Argentina!

You'll drive it up in your Hummer.

[Lew Scannon]

The $7.4 billion they're giving financial institutions makes the $25 billion the big three auto makers are asking for seem like a drop in the bucket.