I just heard 500,000,000,000 tossed out as "the number"

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Of the big bailout that is. Heard it on the news. Anyone else here this? This is amazing.

[Mr. Laz]

jeebus

[SBK]

That number will end up being WAYYYYYY low.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

That number will end up being WAYYYYYY low.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. That's why I'm so dumbfounded. I don't think anyone is naive enough to think that the first wave will be the last.

[SHTSPRAYER]

Of the big bailout that is. Heard it on the news. Anyone else here this? This is amazing.

5 Zillion dollars?!

[ROYC75]

Time to raise taxes ........

['Hamas' Jenkins]

200 bill for Fannie and Freddie
30 for Bear Stearns
85 for AIG
even more for Lehman

It's already over 300 and probably close to 375.

[HolmeZz]

$500,000,000,000

http://kara.allthingsd.com/files/2008/06/austin_powers_mike_myers_as_dr_evil.jpg

[irishjayhawk]

200 bill for Fannie and Freddie
30 for Bear Stearns
85 for AIG
even more for Lehman

It's already over 300 and probably close to 375.

I missed something in the last day or two. They're now bailing out Lehman?

[Mecca]

http://kara.allthingsd.com/files/2008/06/austin_powers_mike_myers_as_dr_evil.jpg

I saw the very top of that picture and thought it was going to be John McCain...

[ROYC75]

I missed something in the last day or two. They're now bailing out Lehman?

Yep, BOA bought out Merrill Lynch, Washington Mutual is next on the list .

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I missed something in the last day or two. They're now bailing out Lehman?

N/m...idiot moment. They just went tits up and Barclays is buying them.

[irishjayhawk]

N/m...idiot moment. They just went tits up and Barclays is buying them.

Oh, okay. Got it.