It Should Be 'Bail,' Not Bailouts

By The Tampa Tribune
Published: December 15, 2008

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I am not and will not be in favor of a "bailout" for the three top automakers. Perhaps the only reference to "bail" should be what the CEOs and top management should be applying for because of their gross negligence.

If I mismanage our household budget, my family pays the consequences by way of economic cuts to our situation. Our neighbors aren't responsible for our mortgage, car payment, grocery bill, etc.

My husband flies for a major airline. We have weathered two bankruptcies and multiple pay cuts, all the while sitting back watching higher management being paid exorbitant bonuses. It is criminal. The taxpayers of this country should not have to pay another bailout for workers who are not willing to take pay concessions.

ROSE MANDT

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