Talking point supporting Stop the Bail outs and implement free market solutions:
Consider 0% Cap. Gains for 2 years

Just 2 years of 0% capital gains would rush capital to the market. Bailouts have unforseen consequences (i.e. banks sitting on bailout money instead of making loans), encourage continued poor business practices, and favor those with the greatest lobby while hurting the small to medium businesses. Private money brings accountability in ways politicians cannot. Use the market instead of taxpayers.

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Government bail outs are the antithesis of Free Market
by ziglet1 · added Mon Apr 06 19:07:51 -0700 2009 Discuss or Edit

Government is the primary cause of the economic hardship. Bail outs merely compound the issue. If a business is failing, they need to make the necessary adjustments, ie: staff at every level decline bonuses and pay raises, tweak and adjust; under no circmstance do they request help from the federal government. Fannie and Freddie are fine examples of reasons not to go to the government. Free market solutions made America wealthy. Free market solutions are the only out of economic difficulty.

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Freddie Mac posts $23.9 billion loss, needs capital--
by nordwind · added Sat Mar 14 01:48:28 -0700 2009 Discuss or Edit

Stop the bail outs—no additional money to Freddie Mac.
On 3/11/2009 Freddie Mac posted $23.9 billion loss; claims to need additional capital. Freddie Mac, one of the two main U.S. mortgage companies that the U.S. government is depending on to help stabilize the housing market, said on Wednesday it needed $30.8 billion from the Treasury to survive after a massive fourth-quarter loss.

Source: http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre52a6n9-us-freddiemac/
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Every bailout where the Fed prints money causes inflation!
by Simozene · added Wed Feb 11 05:58:25 -0800 2009 Discuss or Edit

Another horrible aspect of the bailouts is that when the Fed prints money it causes an inflation on the dollar. People wonder why the dollar is worth so much less then the Euro now…. Bailouts end up costing us a LOT more then people realize. The Fairtax would be a far superior solution to our economic crisis.

Source: http://www.greenfaucet.com/economy/the-700-billion-bailout-no-its-t...
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