It's 1929 all over again.  The American people lost faith in free markets then, just as they seem to be doing today.  Back then central planning was all the rage.  People had seen what economies of scale had done for Rockefeller at Standard Oil and they wondered if nationalization of industries might be even more efficient.  People had listened to Marx, the Bellamy brothers, Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Keynes, and all the other believers of control from the top down.

And look what it got them.  Tens of millions died in the Gulags, the Nazi ovens, and killing fields of Cambodia.  Wealth was destroyed in America and Europe on an unprecedented level.

Let's not forget the lessons of 1929.  Let's not take over industries.  Let's not subjugate human freedom in the name of "reform."  Instead, let's trust the common man and woman.  Let's make the world better from the bottom up, not the top down. 

Yes, our economy is shaken.  But the solution is less government control and lower taxes, not more government and higher taxes.

If people have broken the law, let's charge them, try them, and put them in jail if they are found guilty.  But let's not saddle everyone with rules and regulations because of the bad behavior of a few. 

We made that mistake in 1929.  Let's not make it again.