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By Georgia Ragsdale
Many Americans are indoctrinated at an impressionable age to believe that this is a do-it-yourself nation. As such, we capitulate to the need for the federal government as long as it does not abusively pervade our institutions of commerce; therefore, on principal, we tend to oppose federal bailouts of failed businesses. However, in early 2009, we find ourselves embroiled in a confluence of too much creative destruction in the midst of a dynamic situation's unfolding with many elements still at play. This environment is so dangerous that the constraints we place upon the federal government are interrupted, and a call for the government’s power to restart credit markets and restore stability is needed.
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