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Old 01-02-2009
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Re: another bailout, yarrr!

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Originally Posted by MeadHallPirate View Post
*furrows his brow as he reads the wall street journal whilst enjoyin' his two eggs (sunny side up), three strips of bacon, hash browns (well done), rye toast and glass of coke classic*

imma just wonderin', be thar a time whar the government decides..."ok mateys, ye gets to sink to the bottem 'o the sea" to some part 'o the business sector?

say, fer example, that suddenly merck + johnson & johnson are suddenly in deep trouble. would we then say "adios mateys" to big pharma? or just another check gets written?

should big steel be allowed to collapse?

aye?

yarrrr?

- MeadHallPirate

ps - Daddio me hearty, the pirate biz is doin' brisk trade. a boom industry fer certain.


Excellent ! (as I'm honing the blade of my cutlass...)

yes, the gravy train is only so long despite what some in DC think.

the thing that amazes me is that Lehman Brothers, the only ones to get thrown upder the bus, have not sued Dear Uncle Sam for this umbrage !
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