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Octafish

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42. What we've learned since then is TARP boss lied. I would hope that bothers you as much as me.
Sun Jun 15, 2014, 02:29 AM
Jun 2014

Per Elizabeth Warren:



Warren in new book accuses Kashkari of lying as TARP chief

By Seema Mehta
Los Angeles Times, April 23, 2014, 3:20 PM

In her new book, “A Fighting Chance,” Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren accuses California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari of lying to her when he led the taxpayer-funded federal bank bailout..

Warren, a Democrat, served as chair of the bipartisan Congressional Oversight Panel that was created in 2008 to scrutinize the $700-billion Troubled Assets Relief Program. In her book, released Tuesday, Warren writes that members of the panel had grown “deeply concerned” that within seven weeks of the law’s passage, $172 billion in taxpayer funds had been committed to various banks with little oversight.

On Nov. 21, 2008, a Friday, the panel met for the first time with Treasury Department officials. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson was not available, so they met with Kashkari, who then was an assistant treasury secretary charged with leading the bailout.

“We pressed him on the status of the big financial institutions: Did Treasury anticipate additional bailout assistance to the giant banks? Could we see the terms of the arrangements that had been worked out so far? Kashkari objected to the word bailout, so we wrangled about that for a couple of minutes,” Warren wrote. “But he was very clear on one point: The big cash injections were done, and Treasury would now concentrate on getting assistance to smaller banks.”

Within 48 hours, news broke that Citibank, which had already received $25 billion, would receive an additional $20 billion, and a $306-billion taxpayer guarantee, she wrote.

“At the same time we were receiving reassurances from the head of TARP that the big bailouts were finished, his colleagues were down the hall negotiating this gargantuan deal to bail out Citibank for a second time,” Warren wrote. “I was stunned – and furious…. Our panel hadn’t even had our first organizational meeting, but whatever vision I’d had of cooperation and candor had vanished.”

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Yeah. So, there's that and what Tim Geithner did.

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k+r ...nt TeeYiYi Jun 2014 #1
Evidence of an American Plutocracy: The Larry Summers Story Octafish Jun 2014 #14
'The Woman Greenspan, Rubin and Summers Silenced' sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #34
Thank you, sabrina 1! Outstanding information on Brooksley Born... Octafish Jun 2014 #36
K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jun 2014 #2
Thank you, Enthusiast. More detail. Octafish Jun 2014 #15
Yes, it should. An excellent reminder of the corruption and crime that has gone unpunished. sabrina 1 Jun 2014 #75
Off you go... nt Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #3
Thanks, Mnemosyne. What Phil Gramm said... Octafish Jun 2014 #22
My folks had money in UBS and encouraged me to do likewise. Mnemosyne Jun 2014 #40
From when AIG was printing money... Octafish Jun 2014 #89
A great post revisited. Warpy Jun 2014 #4
Thanks, Warpy. A university professor with integrity explains the ''process''... Octafish Jun 2014 #24
Thanks, good information if that crook runs for national office. It's very specific. Warpy Jun 2014 #91
Thank you. woo me with science Jun 2014 #5
You are welcome, woo me with science! Remember UBS? Octafish Jun 2014 #25
"there is evidence of conspiracy" FiveGoodMen Jun 2014 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Jun 2014 #11
It goes back a ways, FiveGoodMen. Octafish Jun 2014 #26
Very interesting FiveGoodMen Jun 2014 #27
They consider '1984' an inspiration. Octafish Jun 2014 #29
The Sting: elected a puppet president that's of the rich, by the rich, and for the rich. Initech Jun 2014 #7
Appearance is reality for too many. Octafish Jun 2014 #28
k&r. nt antigop Jun 2014 #8
ENRON and the GRAMMs Octafish Jun 2014 #30
+ a brazillion! Enthusiast Jun 2014 #77
Can't rec this enough BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #9
Thanks, BrotherIvan! About Banksters and Their Government... Octafish Jun 2014 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Jun 2014 #10
K&R nt redqueen Jun 2014 #12
S&L Crisis: How Traitors and Crooks Learned to Use Positions of Power to Empty the Public Purse. Octafish Jun 2014 #35
In Banks We Trust, by Penny Lernoux Waiting For Everyman Jun 2014 #37
KnR!!! KansDem Jun 2014 #13
Thanks, KansDem! What Robert Scheer wrote about Phil Gramm and UBS Money Laundering... Octafish Jun 2014 #44
This will continue until either we revolt or we find elites that will champion our cause. nm rhett o rick Jun 2014 #16
That's why I'm proud to vote Democratic... Octafish Jun 2014 #82
I believe the Democratic Party is our best hope. They have a lot of money and resources rhett o rick Jun 2014 #84
Another headline for this post- Or we'll TAKE it back....... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #17
I LIKE THAT HEADLINE. Here's how to do it... Octafish Jun 2014 #83
Yep. We just need the political will to do so..... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #85
Another great post, thanks, Octafish. Zorra Jun 2014 #18
You are most welcome, Zorra! Here's a bit more on the Operator... Octafish Jun 2014 #86
. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #19
Seems like what we've learned since then supports what I wrote 6 years ago. Octafish Jun 2014 #31
. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #33
Why waste your time? Rex Jun 2014 #48
great post G_j Jun 2014 #20
Forgotten history from 2009...FBI actually expected to go after Banksters. What a laugh. Octafish Jun 2014 #87
K&R JEB Jun 2014 #21
Bad Decision Making + Systemic Fraud = Financial Crisis Octafish Jun 2014 #88
Never forget n/t shanti Jun 2014 #23
K & R nt Agony Jun 2014 #38
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #39
This belongs in Creative Speculation. joshcryer Jun 2014 #41
What we've learned since then is TARP boss lied. I would hope that bothers you as much as me. Octafish Jun 2014 #42
I read her book. joshcryer Jun 2014 #43
Really? Is that why the Fed fought Bernie Sanders tooth and nail when he demanded an Audit? Octafish Jun 2014 #45
That money was basic transactions. joshcryer Jun 2014 #46
I am thinking rationally. Octafish Jun 2014 #47
I don't have to. Trillions in lost economic activity has not been observed. joshcryer Jun 2014 #49
Just because you haven't noticed, doesn't mean it hasn't. Octafish Jun 2014 #79
Of course not, that is not the goal. Rex Jun 2014 #53
You wouldn't know facts if they smacked you in the face. joshcryer Jun 2014 #56
Yeah that is about as close as you can come to conversation. Rex Jun 2014 #58
Read the GAO report yet? joshcryer Jun 2014 #64
Just so we're clear, here's the GAO report Sanders referenced: joshcryer Jun 2014 #66
The report wasn't written when I posted this in 2008. Octafish Jun 2014 #90
Once again, you see someone that has nothing to give to the conversation but Rex Jun 2014 #51
Here's the GAO's report: joshcryer Jun 2014 #52
Typical of you to call something that happened CT, but that is you to a T. Rex Jun 2014 #55
I post the GAO report. I get accused of CT. joshcryer Jun 2014 #59
Why don't you crybaby about it to someone that cares? Rex Jun 2014 #60
You've done nothing but mocked and attacked. joshcryer Jun 2014 #63
When you have something related to the OP, I will actually pay attention. Rex Jun 2014 #69
The GAO report 100% debunks the OP. joshcryer Jun 2014 #72
No, it doesn't. It shows Bailout was at least $16 trillion. Octafish Jun 2014 #80
... Rex Jun 2014 #50
Have anything of substance to add? joshcryer Jun 2014 #54
You sure don't, why waste everyones time? Rex Jun 2014 #57
You can read the GAO report Sanders posted: joshcryer Jun 2014 #61
Huge K&R for pissing off all the RIGHT people! Rex Jun 2014 #62
You definitely appear pissed off. joshcryer Jun 2014 #65
LOL! Rex Jun 2014 #67
Case in point. joshcryer Jun 2014 #68
Yes I proved my point about you totally. Rex Jun 2014 #71
Octafish will not be able to rebut Sanders' source. joshcryer Jun 2014 #74
What theory? Like where the FBI guy warned of another S & L Crisis? Octafish Jun 2014 #78
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #70
No need! It is all back in the bank...carry on citizen! Back to work, back to work Rex Jun 2014 #73
That's The Problem... It's All Back In The Banks... Yet Is Was Taken Out Of My Bank Account... WillyT Jun 2014 #76
No kidder would dare bring that up because it invites a Question... Octafish Jun 2014 #81
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