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I didn't a good way of figuring out how much $700 billion dollars is. All I know is it sounded like a heck of a lot of money. So I sat down and figured it out with a pencil and paper. This "bail-out" to the rich will cost each American citizen $3,500. For a family of 4 that's only $14,000. That's a full six months of my pay. So, I will work for a full six months to keep some rich man rich while my family subsists on our hard-earned savings, including our cashed-in-IRAS, which are worth 1/7 of what they were worth a year ago. At least the 10% cash-in tax will be 1/7 of what it was a year ago.

I heard our new prez talk about a 4 TRILLION dollar economy boost. That amounts to $20,000 for each citizen of the US. For a family of 4 that's $80,000. 3.3 years of my labor to pay off some rich folks. Add that to the already famous bail-out, I will be working 3.8 years of my life just for this bail-out. I don't mind helping my neighbor, in fact, I believe in that. By why does it always have to be my rich neighbors? Wouldn't it be nice if I could decide which neighbor got it? And, perhaps, some so my family could afford sheets, underwear, towels, etc.

I did splurge last week and bought 4 pillows for $40. First new pillows we've had in 10 years. Also, the new diet won't be bad for me, I am overweight by some 40 pounds. There's good comes out of everything. Only thing is, my wife isn't overweight. That's not a real prob, I can simply eat less and be sure she gets more. She doesn't like that - she's used to me eating much more than her, and she's balking at my scheme. We'll see who wins. At least the government has given us new things to discuss.

The only really bad thing is I sat and figured out that I won't be able to pay off my new debts to the rich before I die if I live even 10 years beyond 'average'. That means my children and grandchildren will incur my share of the government debt spent by the government this year. That saddens me. Oh well, nothing I can do about it except compalin, and Lord knows I'm tired enough of that.

I know that Obama didn't create the problem, but I do know he could choose to be radical and simply let all the rich go bankrupt. Wouldn't hurt the rest of us any, and the average family will be $94,000 less poor. Sheesh, that's enough to GIVE each family a nice brand-new home instead of buying yachts and mansions for the rich. Why is NO ONE talking about THAT in the media?