Do yourself, your children, and your children’s children a huge favor and don’t let Congress fork over more than $1 trillion to Wall St. without getting anything in return. Sign this petition and let the congressional leadership know that you demand we get something for all that money, something like an equity stake in any beneficiary of the bailout (aka “warrants”), something like cancellation of golden parachutes, something like actual regulation. Glass-Steagall, anyone?
If you don’t know what exactly is being proposed, take a look at the New York Times today for a brief primer.
You can also use this form to contact your congressional representatives and Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.
#1 by Joel on September 22, 2008 - 1:32 am
What’s wrong with helping out your millionaire friends? I’m looking for the “sarcasm” emoticon while I sign this petition.
#2 by Justin on September 22, 2008 - 9:15 am
Last night’s trip through about 30 pages of Atlas Shrugged was particularly frightening. I wrote quite a bit in the margins about crap that’s going on today. Rand wrote that book over 50 years ago. Very interesting considering how the government is stepping in today.