The Economy

We all keep hearing about bailouts and who should and shouldn't get bailout money.
But here is what keeps me up at night:  All the while these companies whose poor planning has left them with their hands out begging so they can continue to profit - many (maybe all) the cities and towns across the country are struggling with major budget cuts and therefore cutting funds to emergency, fire, police and even schools - the places where money is needed most.  I realize that when a big company goes tumbling, the ripple effect causes others to crumble, and lots of unemployment.  But why are we even considering bailing out companies who made their own beds with greedy hands - when areas where money was already too tight to begin with are being told to cut more??
Without adequate firefighters and emergency responders, your home will burn and you won't make it to the ER in a timely manner when the heart attack hits.
Without adequate police - there will be even more crime.
Without adequate school budgets - our already behind-the-global-grade schools are going to fail even more.
Where is the logic in all of this?  Why has "the fall of Rome" been echoing in my head for weeks now?