Well , well , well . Congress refuses to pass a massive tax - payer bailout of Wall Street and politicians and the media lose their minds ... The market goes down 777 points . The media tells us this is the single worst loss in Wall Street history .

Question: What is a likely reason that congress decided not to sponsor the wall street bailout ?
Answer: They figured that this level of involvement with financial entities would set a bad precedentThey were expecting some substantial bribes that ended up not materializingThey are fundamentally against the idea of corporations and think it 's time for a changeThey have moved away from supporting the idea of a free market and are trying new things