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Originally Posted by Roguish Lawyer
This "bailout" is not about saving bankers, it's about saving our economy and the stock market. The loss of market cap yesterday was a hell of a lot more than $700 billion. You think the average joe isn't hurt when his pension/retirement savings are devastated by the market?
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I always thought of myself as an average joe, but have never been able to afford to put money away for a rainy day, let alone, retirement. What money I have earned has been invested in tangibles like gas, food, and lodging.
Maybe I have been fooling myself.
I guess I am below average.
