Let's do it, sounds good. Why should only the super rich be allowed to embezzle billions? As long as they do it with no oversight or accountability so i can get in on the action too and live the american dream of robbing my way to riches.

I hope this happens soon, and that it'll further the downfall of the government. The sooner the empire collapses under it's own weight the better. I call dibs on the job of stringing up crooked politicians when the power balance shifts. I'll tie nooses all day if they'll be used to dangle our oppressors from lightpoles and what trees we haven't cut down and replaced with lightpoles.

On the surface looks good - but it's a rotten apple.

The problem is that return on investment at the moment is extremely poor - and will continue to be poor for the perceivable future.

It is not worth running a business where you are making 2% on capital - just shut it down, try and sell some assets associated with it and look for another line of business that is suited to the current climate - odd jobs, gardening, CV writing or something like that.

Failing that - if you don't want the angst of trying to switch over to a new business, then invest in something that might show a return - think about what stocks are likely to resist falling, commodities, energy, agriculture. If you really want to play safe - then some gold and silver metal is looking good right now - but it isn't going to help the economy, but it might accelerate the inevitable - allowing things to normalize as quickly as possible, also you personally get a win.

There is a lot of protection extended to large corporations by regulations and special benefits. This is why small business is going to struggle - they need to repeal a whole lot of regulation that opens up the door for small business to get a proper share of profits - that would turn your 2% business into a 5-10% business, but it will never happen - the large corporations will never let that regulation be repealed.

The bottom has not been hit yet - small business is the fastest on its feet, and can switch course, and rebound the best.

If your Ferrari dealership, or diamond shop is closing down - then hey - that's reality, people are not paying for that stuff anymore, even if its a corner store - then realize people are not going to be spending for convenience anymore - they want cheap.

So - try something else - or try and sell, and get something for your assets and invest the money. Offering bailouts for businesses that are no longer viable, and won't be for the next 5 years is a waste of money.

If they had just allowed the failures to fail - and backed small manufacturing businesses from the start, then I would have told you they were doing the right thing - now its too late for that.

I have a question about food stamps in the US - I only learned recently they were even being used, what a socialist crock of sh-t.

Anyhow - my questions are;

1) Can you redeem them anywhere - or only in certain stores? (If it is selected stores only, then it is killing small business again).

2) How long have they been issuing these cardboard bread lines? (Just interested in how long the US has had bread lines without the world really knowing it.)

3) Is there a time limit, or can you get them indefinitely? (Do they plan on keeping you alive, or starving you all next month?)

I don't think it's "too late" to use stimulus funds to aid small businesses. What's good for the goose (big business) is good for the gander. Main Street is as deserving of a bailout as Wall Street.

The idea is just in the talking stages, of course. It may not take off if these loans would be too risky.

While it may look and sound like a good Idea actually it is not.

First America unemployment is skyrocketing, small businesses while good for the economy can not pay the salaries that supports the middle class in America, just the working poor.

Still getting loans to keep in business and support the working poor will not help the economy when it comes to spending and consumerism.

The less money you make the less you are bound to spend.

Then this small businesses are going to be left with nothing more than bills to keep their businesses operating but from where they will get the profits.

Sorry to say that the way our nation economic crisis has evolved is going to be a big burden on the small businesses to keep up with what outsourcing has done to the nations middle class jobs.