So once all the banks are done paying back the bail out . . . where will we stand then ? What happens after that ? Does the dollar go back to normal and gas goes back down ?
Some banks are already paying back the bail out. I hope you don't think that money is somehow getting banked to offset next years budget or handed out to tax payers. That money goes to where all unused money goes in Washington. The more proper way of phrasing your question would be, "once all the taxpayers are done paying down the bail outs...".
I would say that would be a pretty good sign for the economy overall but I don't think anyone can say exactly what will happen in the coming years. I think it's likely that things will not start really improving anytime soon. It could be years.