If you have a dollar denominated savings account, read these.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/20/no-deal/

http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2008/09/some-thoughts-on-bailout.html

Seems that they're just throwing money at the problem rather than addressing the solution. One last huge giveaway to the favored corporations/supporters before the election I suppose. It's a cynical outlook, but given the information at hand, it may not be far from the truth.

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Oh, and Lucky-Charms-Treats, in the same approach as Rice-Krispy-Treats, is a good idea in theory, but the cereal is too dense in practice. Still tastes good, but has the consistency of a dense melty granola bar rather than a Rice-Krispy-Treat.