Sep 23, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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... the alternative, trust me, would be a LOT worse.
But let's construct the bail-out package(s) with some intelligence and common sense, yes? Washington, if there was ever a time to do something the correct way, this is it.
Give these financial giants (the ones whose greed created this mess in the first place) all the money they want/need, but:
o garnish the all the salaries/bonuses/stock options of all the CEOs, CFOs, COOs, etc., etc. Do not let any of them walk away from this financial fiasco with pockets bulging with OUR money;
o construct a payback schedule -- construct the "bail-out" as a loan instead of a gift;
o assign forensic accountants to examine the books -- past, present and future to ensure there is no funny business above what we all know to date.