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bossy22

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2. it's pennies when compared to what it would have cost if we did nothing

Reply to SleeplessinSoCal (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 11, 2012, 08:07 PM

Oct 2012

All scenarios eventually lead to the conclusion that Uncle Sam would be the one left holding the bag. The difference was whether we wanted it to be $24 billion or 2.4 trillion.

To be honest- I am supportive of the idea of TARP but I was not happy that many of these Bank CEOs got off with not as much as a slap on the wrist. A full collapse of the financial system would hurt every american....badly

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TARP costs cut by 25% in latest CBO estimate. [View all] bamacrat Oct 2012 OP

That's no small potatoes. That's considerable real money. SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2012 #1

it's pennies when compared to what it would have cost if we did nothing bossy22 Oct 2012 #2