Our special coverage of the recent financial crisis (uschamber.com, November 2008) generated a flurry of feedback from visitors to www.uschambermagazine.com. Below are some responses.

"Thank you for this informative primer on the rescue package. Your Q&A clearly explains that Wall Street execs and companies will not 'get off clean' for their poor management decisions."
-Pete Cherepanov, Knoxville, TN

"I, too, am wondering what to do. The RV industry has been hit extremely hard because RVs are luxury items, and it is almost impossible to get financing. The old 650 credit score is the new 750. I am barely making enough to pay the utilities."
-Pat Johnson, Rogers, AR

"As a small business owner, we have been hit hard. We could not get a loan to replenish stock. So here we sit, hoping we will have a good Christmas season and juggling stock."
-Carole Carraway, Kailua-Kona, HI

 "My bank finally came through last week, but if people don't (or can't) start spending again, the credit will just dig a deeper hole. I think [a lack of consumer spending] is part of the reluctance on the part of the banks, and nobody seems to be talking about this gorilla."
-Scott West, Lakeside, AZ