Well....We've all bought into this shitheap, to a larger or smaller extent.
Those who tried to sound a warning were accused of "negativity"
We still discuss Obama and McCain as if either can solve anything.
Both are completely powerless...simply window dressing.

The bottom HAS fallen out and the sooner we come to terms with that the better.

Sure , a taxpayer bailout may work for a few months...a year? but how long can the taxpayer continue to support a section of the community which robs them blind.
Capitalism needs optimism and belief that the machine is capable of delivering, but people have looked under the hood and they don't like what they see. A clapped out, leaky, polluting engine, pulling the worlds biggest overloaded trailer....and running on EMPTY......Ake