Bailout?

So the government just approved a $700 billion dollar bailout for AIG. Really? So, now it's a law that if our country's large financial companies get into trouble, we have to pay to bail them out? What about us?!?!? Why not invest that $700 billion in the people? Into the lower and middle classes that this country keeps taking from?

They've robbed our schools of money, depriving our children of the basic essentials needed for a better education. We have teachers who are simply there for the paycheck. Those who couldn't care less whether or not a single student walked out of their classroom any smarter or wiser. Why not invest a little of that money into incentives for our school. Why not offer part of that $700 billion to schools who increase stanardized test scores or to the schools with the highest percentage of seniors who are enrolled in college the next year? How about setting up scholarship and grant funds for students?

What about all the people who have lost their jobs because the government is offering tax breaks to companies that ship work to other countries? All of those people are losing everything they had worked for and now the government won't help them. Our government is taking from it's own citizens and giving to other countries.

MY OPINION: This bailout will lead directly to this country's next "Great Depression". Our government is far too concerned with the wrong things. To really get this country's economy back where it should be, our government should give to the people. Create jobs here instead of taking them from us. Divide that $700 billion between the taxpayers who have acumulated debt in order to better themselves and their lives. Such debt would include school loans (ones that were used to actually earn a degree that they have put into use in their lives), car loans (on realistic cars not toys), mortgages (hey, wouldn't that in turn bailout AIG?!?!), and the deadbeat dads who owe on back child support. Don't send the check to the people. Send that money where it truly needs to go. Send a letter to the people stating the amount of debt relief that they will recieve. (example, Dear Sue Smith, After reviewing your credit and seeing that you have debt with American General for you car, Sally Mae for your associates degree in business, that you use in you management position, and with Country Wide for the mortgage on you 3 bedroom home where you and your family reside, you will recieve $70, 000 or roughly half of your debt. This money will be sent directly to Sally Mae, Country Wide, and American General.)

Now at $70, 000 per person, that's 100,000 citizens that would be helped. Granted that's not much and that's not many people, but it's still a start and it's still helping both the companies and the people. There is a way to do this so that the people are not getting screwed over . . . I don't see why Our government isn't looking into that idea instead of simply helping the companies.