But note, with the new bankruptcy bill in place, it is Joe and Jane Schmo who get to pay for it all. There are, of course, no safeguards in place to protect us from defaults on the gov's T notes, loans, etc.

But I believe that has always been the evangelical Republican plan. Bankrupt the government by putting all the money in the world into big biz's coffers.

Guess who rules the world? (Hint: it ain't the US government anymore!)