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closeupready

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5. Thank you. I was just going to say exactly the same thing.

Reply to bvar22 (Reply #4)

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 02:15 PM

Dec 2012

For years now, many 'experts' on DU have told us that TARP has been paid back with interest, and that it actually made the Treasury money.

Now, this story reports that TO DATE, only 90% has been paid back.

So WHAT IS THE REAL NUMBER? 90%? 75%? 50%?

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TARP program now more than 90% repaid [View all] cal04 Dec 2012 OP

Now all we need to recover is the 16 Trillion Fedaykin Dec 2012 #1

There was no $16T cash given. Lucky Luciano Dec 2012 #2

Here check this out... I wasn't referring to TARP Fedaykin Dec 2012 #11

You might want to fact check that! bhikkhu Dec 2012 #3

Wasn't referring to TARP Fedaykin Dec 2012 #10

I read the report, and those were loans, not gifts bhikkhu Dec 2012 #12

Thank you Fedaykin Dec 2012 #19

How can that be? bvar22 Dec 2012 #4

Thank you. I was just going to say exactly the same thing. closeupready Dec 2012 #5

90% paid back does not mean that Lucky Luciano Dec 2012 #6

And what %age Dokkie Dec 2012 #7

The confusion is that there have been many stories that bank X paid back everything - and a profit karynnj Dec 2012 #13

Hooray! Godzilla lives! JackRiddler Dec 2012 #18

AIG was one weak point bhikkhu Dec 2012 #14

Through April 30 the government has made commitments of about $12.2 trillion & spent $2.5 trillion midnight Dec 2012 #8

No not 90% fasttense Dec 2012 #9

I wish that website were more clear bhikkhu Dec 2012 #15

So if the taxpayers had rescued the Mexican cartels and the Gambino family... JackRiddler Dec 2012 #17

And? JackRiddler Dec 2012 #16

Love the tongue in cheek... Fedaykin Dec 2012 #20

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