Normally I give forwarded emails a quick glance and a quicker delete, but today I received this hilarious picture from a friend and had to post it.

I immediately thought — Hey, this is what I feel like as a taxpaying citizen!

If you have ever given a single dollar to the U.S. Government, you’re probably feeling a bit like poor Ms. Kitty here.   Well, I guess she could be a he, which is a little more disturbing, but regardless of your sexual persuasion, you’re still getting the shaft!

This picture is so appropriate considering my pseudo-warped sense of capitalism after all that has happened during our financial crisis.

We’re out on a limb, bent over and helpless… and Wall Street is still lining to get their fill.

Seeing that Bank of America (a bank who supposedly got it right) got another stealth bailout last week after buying an overpriced Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup gave word they’re breaking into two entities after multiple bailouts – we could have bought them multiple times over considering how much we’ve given them in loans – and selling their only valued asset (Smith Barney), you can say I’m a little PO’d.

Whether you were against bailing out any of the banks from the beginning, or you are just now becoming suspicious of the true intentions of the TARP, you’re probably feeling like you’ve been bent over and taken one for the team a few times too many.

Problem is, the word is out, Wall Street knows we’re helpless, and they’re still lining up behind us.

But don’t just take my word for it.  Checkout the rant below from CNBC’s Dylan Ratigan, who seems to be experiencing the same frustrations.

Photo by Mana and friends

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