The economic crisis became a major focus in the national news and dominated the congressional
agenda for weeks as lawmakers debated the reasons that taxpayers should bear the burden of the financial meltdown. The middleclass citizen was asking all the right questions but in most cases it was too late to avoid the problems for thousands of families across America. Anger, disbelief, and more questions about how the richest country in the world could be facing financial ruin were reported from those on main street as well.