How much does the US government have to pay to keep the stock market afloat and avoid, delay a depression?

Question

How much does the US government have to pay to keep the stock market afloat and avoid, delay a depression?

Answer 1

We will pay 7.2 TRILLION dollars to bail out FANNIE and FREDDIE. This is fundamentally murder to the Repub philosophy! They will delay it until a Dem is in office. We will know that the repub office has done it! We have seen our neighbors lose the home they owned and we hear their sad stories every day! They will avoid blame> But we have lived it and know the TRUTH!

Answer 2

delay exactly good point there