If I remember correctly, WYDave talked about the banks trading worthless holding, house and business debt, for bailout money.  Our dear old Uncle Sam is the most leveraged operation in America today.  He is still banking on the wealth of his children and his children's children to pay his debt. 

Someone compared Uncle Sam to a grandfather.  The government has sold to us that they are the answer to our problems, not really, but some people like to think so.  Grandfather would be looked upon for help.  Now the government has thrown the family under the bus and want to be grandfather.