The Cure Is the Disease

The current economic crisis was caused largely by easy credit and a mountain of imprudently-incurred debt. So it seems curious to me that anyone would think the solution is for the federal government to join in with another two or three trillion dollars worth of barely-considered borrowing. Today Michael Ramirez made a similar point that is timely in light of the mortgage assistance plan that was unveiled today; click to enlarge:

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