[quote=CA renter] …..various bailouts and programs that were meant to keep asset prices artificially inflated (not really what most would call a “liberal” cause).
Mind you, I think we needed to spend some public money, mostly to keep people fed and clothed — unemployment insurance was reasonable, IMHO — but the financial/housing/mortgage sector has sucked up trillions of dollars.[/quote]
Spot-on, on all points. And the desire to avoid fundamental restructuring that would make our economy healthier in the long term is completely bipartisan.
