tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406250502334361055.post6653601650260689156..comments2023-10-22T05:30:40.231-05:00Comments on Money and Sense: Understanding the $700B "Bailout"Finance Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383060126272001336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406250502334361055.post-33582583332628859012008-09-29T08:44:00.000-05:002008-09-29T08:44:00.000-05:00Come one, Not a bail out??? Of course it's a bailo...Come one, Not a bail out??? Of course it's a bailout. How many times did the goverment step in to provide liquidity to the individual investors as the value of their assets(omes) tanked the last couple of years. The point that the goverment can borrow money cheaply so it should do it is BS.This is capitalism. The goverment is not in the business of buying "no value" securities and holding them in their books. Whe ends up paying for these distressed securities? Me! I agree it is necessary step to stabilize the markets but let's call a spade a spade, shall we? How long do you think the goverment will end up holding these securities and when is the goverment going to sell them back?FoodMerchanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687731504063888995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406250502334361055.post-180695864574978572008-09-27T07:12:00.000-05:002008-09-27T07:12:00.000-05:00Also - the government doesn't have $700B to spend,...Also - the government doesn't have $700B to spend, we already have a huge deficit ($58B) and this would come from taxpayers.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818217668962552261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6406250502334361055.post-10314781611813025892008-09-27T07:10:00.000-05:002008-09-27T07:10:00.000-05:00I've heard it suggested that another (cheaper and ...I've heard it suggested that another (cheaper and less government involved) solution could be changing the "mark to market" laws for these securities - since the mortgage backed securites are priced artificially low (due to too many sellers not enough buyers, as you said) but in reality they still have homes behind them that have not decreased in value as much.<BR/><BR/>Do you think that more accurately reflecting the value of the securities in this way would work to increase buyer demand, or increase their paper value for the companies that currently own them?Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818217668962552261noreply@blogger.com