Have you ever seen so many welfare queens begging for handouts?

[marmar]

Fannie and Freddie, Lehman Bros., AIG, Washington Mutual, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley.....GM, Ford, Chrysler.....How long before United, American and Delta join the pity party?

:nopity:

[muntrv]

1. Don't forget Halliburton/KBR.

[marmar]

3. Perpetual welfare queen, that one.....

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[tsuki]

2. I would say that Ray-gun's elusive "Welfare Queen driving a Cadillac"

has finally been spotted somewhere between Wall Street and Park Place.

[Captain Hilts]

4. You forgot Alaska getting $1.82 back for every $1 sent to DC. nt

[wtmusic]

5. What's the ratio of the welfare budget

to the handouts OKd over the last two days?

Forget it, I don't wanna know.

[TankLV]

6. ummm - all those airlines ALREADY GOT THEIRS in 2001 - or don't your remember?

to the tune of a FEW BILLION DOLLARS...

and it was a GRANT not a "loan" - they never had to pay it back - and haven't...

meanwhile, the passenger railroad funding has been steadily CUT every fucking year...

[marmar]

7. I remember....but I predict they'll be back for more.

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