As Jon Taplin says, maybe this deal isn't quite as severe as Paulsen says.

Paulson has scared these congressman into thinking the world is going to end on Monday and yet he’d kill the rescue if it meant his Wall Streets pals would have to take a pay cut.

Let's consider if it was you or me. Ill bet I could do a search RIGHT NOW and find lots of examples where companies told workers that they were going under AND THE WORKERS TOOK A PAY CUT and perhaps a benefits cut TO KEEP THEIR JOBS. Why should the fat cat on Wall Street get to keep their golden parachutes?

MUST the Bush administration keep showing these class distinctions, that the RICH ARE DIFFERENT AND TO BE PROTECTED at all costs and BAILED OUT BY THE PEOPLE THEY SCREWED OVER?