dear internet,
for those living under large rocks, the american government is working on a bailout deal to stand up banks caught in bad mortgages which are being threatened with bankruptcy. its more complicated than that, obviously, but basically the mortgages and these banks have made a shambles of the american economy at the moment.
700 billion is the value of the bailout. thats a lot of change, and is going to skyrocket inflation rates (in case no one else thought of that).
anyway, say you were the leader of a government in america's positon. what would you do with 700 billion buckaroos? remember, though: these mortgages are ruining your economy...