the most tangible evidence that the bailouts were a dumb idea.

"hey guys, let's give billions in tax revenue to the biggest and baddest crooks in the country and see if they change their act."

that is also something of a contradiction to that whole 'share the wealth' initiative, too. the banks kept the money and the rich got richer. japan has tried the bank bail out multiple times and it always failed. don't see that on the news because the press sucks. they need an overhauling as much as the politicians do.