Thu, 02/03/2011 - 8:37pm
As George W. Bush's Presidency came to a close, both the Democrats and Republicans rushed to the defense of a financial sector on the verge of collapse due to its own greed, by bailing out the biggest corporate banks on Wall Street to the tune of $780 billion taxpayer dollars. That comes out to about $2400 for every man, woman and child in America, meaning if you've got a spouse and two kids, your family shelled out $10,000 to save the poor, struggling, Wall Street hedge fund managers and CEOs.