Archive for the 'Debt FAQ' Category

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

is a national debt bailout thingy a good thing or a bad thing?

*Tink* asked: i have to do a report for a class and i am completly lost

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Can you help me to understand the scale of public debt caused by the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout?

Wave asked: Perhaps using other bailouts for comparison, or perhaps other debt and repayment time scales.

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Is there really a “bailout plan” for people in debt?

kflukinger asked: I heard Obama has a bailout plan for those of us in debt. Is this even true?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

With the prior debt and the proposed bailout, why aren’t you concerned?

Daphne asked: This weekend, shouldn’t this be the focus of the questions on Elections, instead of the petty repetition of the same old non-issue juvenile questions?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Is a government bailout of “bad debt” essentially welfare for the rich?

Stuck in the Middle Ages asked: Would capitalism collapse if we (the taxpayers) did not bail out companies (and, in the process, extremely wealthy business people) in the financial sector that took too many risks? Or would capitalism prosper, making the more conservative companies and businesspeople able to both weather the storm and purchase the [...]

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Should the government bailout everyone with credit card debt?

Chigon asked: I heard the government was going to pass this soon. Do you think its fair?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Your government bailout or just long-term debt for your children?

warrior asked: Do you like being given money that will cost your lifetime and the lifetimes of your children to refund it? What we really need are price controls now and wake up calls for our politicians; with an emphasis on who WE are: the PEOPLE!

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

The Gov is in Debt, Yet They Continue to Bailout Wall Street. Who is Going to Bail Out The US Government?

Swearfinger asked: The GOV keeps bailing out everyone else. Billions here and billions there billions out to everywhere. Well its now multi trillions that we are in debt. Who is going to bail out the US? The Gov doesn’t have the money just like the banks don’t have the money.

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

$ 700,000,000,000, TURNED TO 12 TRILLION DEBT BAILOUT IN 2 MONTHS HOW HIGH WILL IT GO ?

stanleycoffee@verizon.net asked: SHOULD WE HAVE EVER ALLOWED THIS BAILOUT DOOR TO BE OPENED ITS SEEMS ENDLESS. WHAT WILL THE FINAL $ COST BE DO YOU THINK?

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

The combination of Auto Bailout and Stimulus will add a debt of $40,000 per household. How will you pay?

James A asked: The estimates assume payback over 30 years at 4.5% interest. How will this not be a drag on our future economic well being?