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George II

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17. From the time the money was invested until the time it was repaid.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #10)

Fri Jul 23, 2021, 09:10 PM

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K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Jul 2021 #1

The truth malaise Jul 2021 #2

The truth malaise Jul 2021 #3

Brilliant. Bernie should keep explaining stuff in plain English like this... brush Jul 2021 #4

Bernie should write for the WH. He explains things better than anyone.n/t applegrove Jul 2021 #5

Yes, yes and yes. BeckyDem Jul 2021 #6

I love David Cay Johnston mountain grammy Jul 2021 #7

Yes! not fooled Jul 2021 #23

It should be noted that the "Wall Street bailout" returned a profit to the US Treasury.... George II Jul 2021 #8

Over what period of time? applegrove Jul 2021 #10

From the time the money was invested until the time it was repaid. George II Jul 2021 #17

Was it a year? 6 month's? 2 years? 5? applegrove Jul 2021 #19

But billionaires work so hard for their money! Why, some of them had to wait decades to inherit tclambert Jul 2021 #9

This this YoshidaYui Jul 2021 #11

K&R spanone Jul 2021 #12

Truth bomb! onecaliberal Jul 2021 #13

Twitter reply: Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #14

Excellent! Thanks Rhiannon. applegrove Jul 2021 #15

A lot of the Twitter replies are better than anything I could come up with! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2021 #16

In the case of the "Wall Street bailout", it was an investment which was repaid at a profit. George II Jul 2021 #18

But how much profit was made and what time period? applegrove Jul 2021 #20

If there was a profit, it wasn't a loss or, in many people's terms, a "bailout".... George II Jul 2021 #21

Wikipedia applegrove Jul 2021 #22

Could tax breaks & tax loopholes be considered ongoing daily "bailouts"? KS Toronado Jul 2021 #28

Wish he had said... "Crazy, absurd defence budget $$" Laura PourMeADrink Jul 2021 #24

K&R MustLoveBeagles Jul 2021 #25

Yup Blue Owl Jul 2021 #26

Bernie is really hitting his stride Tadpole Raisin Jul 2021 #27

Well said! Brother Mythos Jul 2021 #29

I wish we had more honest and smart politicians like... JoeOtterbein Jul 2021 #30

No truer words ever spoken Ferrets are Cool Jul 2021 #31

Kickin it, kickin it good. yonder Jul 2021 #32

That's a good one! calimary Jul 2021 #33

Excellent! liberalla Jul 2021 #34