Some economists are estimating the final government bailout number to be around 3 trillion dollars when all is said and done, with stop reserves going out to 7 trillion. According to census information, the total U.S. population is around 300 million. So, if for some reason the government decided to give the taxpayers back their money (what a crazy concept), that would equate to $10,000 for every person living in the U.S. That's $10,000 for every man, woman, and child, regardless of income, citizenship, or whether or not they even pay taxes! I am no economist, but I think $40,000 in the hands of a middle-class family of 4 would go much farther than bailing out the corporations that started this mess...