Wow, so you have never heard of innovation, ingenuity, or wealth generation. Rags to riches? I am sorry you have been brainwashed to believe these things about Capitalism. Capitalism allows wealth to be generated from nothing but the application of ones mind and hard work carried out by ones hands.

Yeah, well I have seen the values of my investments plummet +30% but I am in for the long haul. Many people lived through the Great Depression and look what happened to this country afterwards. Was there ever a time in American history that proved to be more inventive and innovative than the period of time during and after WWII? We are namby pambys today. A bit sad actually. I don't want government bailing anyone out. It prolongs the failure and spreads out the misery.

I say... Frig em all. The people who lent the money who couldn't pay back the loans. Thinking they would be able to sell the home for a profit all the while taking out more mortgages and buying new cars and flatscreen TVs. Those of us who were repsonsible and didn't take part in the excess are getting reamed. We are the ones who need to be rewarded, in the form of lower taxes. Not GIVING money away to those who failed. Capitalism fails if you reward the losers and punish the winners.