Nothing less than a wholesale bail-out of the banking system, using taxpayers' money and expanded public borrowing.

ECONOMIST: Reality hits Japan

The Bush administration's proposal to bail out the financial system is the centerpiece of what would be the most sweeping economic intervention by the government since the Great Depression.

CNN: Obama blames lobbyists, politicians for financial crisis

We have to fear that the insolvency problems of sovereign debtors will wreak havoc on the European banking system, which will require a hugely expensive bail out for Deutsche Bank and the others just as took place in the US for Citigroup and the others.

FORBES: We Have More To Fear Than Fear Itself

Crashing financial markets, bank bail-outs and high unemployment have all added to a growing sense of unease about a system that is based on private ownership of resources.

ECONOMIST: For those who have lost faith