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truedelphi

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31. Nice explanation and citation regarding the word subsidy and how
Wed Jun 20, 2012, 06:10 PM
Jun 2012

Well this particular 16 billions of dollars fits into it. See Post 16 above yours.

K&R'd! snot Jun 2012 #1
Take it back. aquart Jun 2012 #2
But, but, but... THEY PAID BACK THE LOANS!1!1!! Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #3
meanwhile...Republicans want food stamps cut by $2 billion a year Ghost of Huey Long Jun 2012 #4
Unfortunately, 22 "Democrats" joined their ideological allies in the Republican Party. bvar22 Jun 2012 #25
That one is overblown Woody Woodpecker Jun 2012 #27
Why? bvar22 Jun 2012 #29
And the bastards and their lackeys are trying this very day to take food watrwefitinfor Jun 2012 #5
Really important article to read. I encourage folks to follow the link and read. salin Jun 2012 #6
Du rec. Nt xchrom Jun 2012 #7
This is dynamite here. Will it make the nightly news? freshwest Jun 2012 #8
k&r... spanone Jun 2012 #9
Study: *taxpayers* give Mega bank JP Morgan Chase a $14 billion annual subsidy. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 #10
that works for me abelenkpe Jun 2012 #11
It just gets more disgusting every day. Autumn Jun 2012 #12
An interesting perspective, but its not really a subsidy bhikkhu Jun 2012 #13
Then the government should just loan it to the people without Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #15
That would be one way to do it bhikkhu Jun 2012 #17
Not relevant. Igel Jun 2012 #20
No, Bloomberg got it right. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #16
Yes, the "expectation of government support" increases lender confidence bhikkhu Jun 2012 #18
There's no basis for your assumption that the markup is fixed. Jim Lane Jun 2012 #23
No, they didn't. Igel Jun 2012 #21
Not true at all. girl gone mad Jun 2012 #24
Thank you for the explanation and citation. n/t truedelphi Jun 2012 #30
Corporate welfare Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #14
It's a calculated value of the effect of expected government support on the credit worthiness RB TexLa Jun 2012 #19
Nice explanation and citation regarding the word subsidy and how truedelphi Jun 2012 #31
Indeed NOT a "subsidy" econoclast Jun 2012 #32
Except the funds aren't being granted in by the government. There are no government funds RB TexLa Jun 2012 #33
Plus government pays for food stamps to supplement their janitor's poverty level salaries. Kablooie Jun 2012 #22
Well, how about that. -eom Huey P. Long Jun 2012 #26
Hmmmm Quantess Jun 2012 #28
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