I'm not an economist and I'm not certain if the bailouts are necessarily good or bad.

But, I do suspect that you did get some help while you were unemployed for 6 months. You were probably entitled to unemployment benefits and I would guess you took advantage of them. All employers are mandated to purchase unemployment insurance by the government which are then extended to the employee if they find themselves out of a job...

Two different things I suppose. And I understand unemployment benefits are a far stretch from a bailout. But, my point is while we do live in a capitalistic society it is far from a pure free market. Our nation provides for a watered down form of capitalism and has for some time. Throughout the 1800's the federal government protected U.S. companies with tariffs on imported goods (to a lesser extent today). Now the government protects companies with financing.

You will not benefit directly from this latest form of government financing of private companies. But, I am sure virtually every friend or family member who has purchased a home has benefited from another form of government financing; the implicit government backing of their loan.