Wednesday, October 1, 2008

NEWS: BAILOUT BILL FAILS IN THE HOUSE


On Monday, the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion plan 228-205 to bail out the financial system, making a clear statement that they didn’t want to put taxpayers on the hook for the failures of financial institutions.

News of the rejection caused stocks to plunge and the Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 778 points, the biggest single-day point loss ever.

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