Blank Page no 26

Bob in Australia and Mike in Oregon in the US are your hosts for this weekend’s blank page. Let us know what the world is talking about and what you’d like to hear on WHYS next week. Over to you…

On Air: is it the taxpayers’ duty to bail out the banks ?

….after all, didn’t they mess it up in the first place ?.  No, we shouldn’t be coming to their rescue, says this commentator…, while the argument here is that the cost of the bailout should be weighed against the cost of a bust.

Talking Points 26th September

Goodmorning, it’s Karnie with you today..

The 700 billion dollar rescue US deal has stalled. The proposal indicates each American taxpayer will pay out 5,300 dollars to rescue the banking system and save the world economy from catastrophe.