I know it sounds sad, especially for the US taxpayers, but that was a fact that the gov will do that and this gets approved.
I remember seeing somewhere on this forum a message from George Green where he said he'd been informed that
they will not explode the bubble this year. They decided to grow it even more, until the next year.
That is why when the bailout was stopped at first attempt I was expecting a "candy", and another attempt. Even if this version of bailout plan will not pass the House of Rep-s (if I understand the US legal procedure correctly), they will give another "candy" - but they are absolutely sure to get this thing through.
I am really not a financial expert, but think that more and more people will start to use this kind of
debt collecting tips - I do not say this is a solution, but this is already a trend.