How much is $2.9 trillion ?

[F.C.James]

U.S. Bailouts So Far Total $2.98 Trillion

"..WASHINGTON -- A special inspector general overseeing government efforts to bail out portions of the private sector said Tuesday the U.S. so far has committed nearly $2.98 trillion toward stabilizing financial companies and rescuing domestic auto makers....."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123851108664173877.html

How much is $2.9 trillion ?

In the year 2007, the total revenue collected by the U.S. Government was:

$2,674,007,818,000 -- or -- 2.7 trillion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_tax_revenue_by_state

If we are in so much trouble that the US Government has to commit more than a years total revenue to bail out the criminals in Corporate America, we are in trouble. What have those rascals really been up to ?

I would make one suggestion: We need to all start pulling together in hopes of pulling our country out of this crisis. I think if Middle America could convey this opinion to Talk Radio (and TV) we will have a better chance of survival. Listening to these guys -- Rush, Sean, et al -- reminds me of something I use to hear from the right wing a few years ago:

"Treason doth not prosper,
What is the reason ?
For if it prospers,
None dare call it treason".

Right now it is the radio and TV talkers who are doing the prospering while the rest of America suffers.

Just a thought.