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In reply to the discussion: We Cannot Allow This to Continue ... [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)29. "We got back every dime used to rescue the banks", Obama told the crowd.
Speaking before a crowd of about 6,000 voters in Manchester, N.H., Obama assured supporters that of all the fiscal issues facing the nation, the bank bailouts are no longer among them.
"We got back every dime used to rescue the banks," he told the crowd gathered Oct. 18 in Victory Park. "We made that happen."
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Not all of the banks who received TARP money have repaid the loans. In fact, 400-plus banks are still on the governments red list -- more than have completed the payments -- and, according to the GAO, some may never pay the money back.
But, the fact remains, due to interest, dividends and other revenue streams, the government has received more money back ($266.7 billion, according to the Treasury) than it handed out to banks under the bailout law ($245.2 billion). We rate this claim Mostly True.
http://www.politifact.com/new-hampshire/statements/2012/oct/25/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-banks-paid-back-all-federal-bail/
"We got back every dime used to rescue the banks," he told the crowd gathered Oct. 18 in Victory Park. "We made that happen."
.....
Not all of the banks who received TARP money have repaid the loans. In fact, 400-plus banks are still on the governments red list -- more than have completed the payments -- and, according to the GAO, some may never pay the money back.
But, the fact remains, due to interest, dividends and other revenue streams, the government has received more money back ($266.7 billion, according to the Treasury) than it handed out to banks under the bailout law ($245.2 billion). We rate this claim Mostly True.
http://www.politifact.com/new-hampshire/statements/2012/oct/25/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-banks-paid-back-all-federal-bail/
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And as I am learning in another thread, Wall Street has convinced even some Dems
randys1
Jun 2014
#28
No, you're confusing private companies with public utilities in that other thread.
MADem
Jun 2014
#30
I've always maintained that US Government contracts should only be let to tax-paying corporations.
Richardo
Jun 2014
#3
When a corporation sells a product in the USA the corporation should be taxed...nt
pbmus
Jun 2014
#15
There are over 18 Million businesses in the US. Do that math. Yes if FUCKING MATTERS.
Lochloosa
Jun 2014
#26
The point is that the tax rate on some of those profits should be higher than 35%.
JDPriestly
Jun 2014
#31
If we repair the principle behind it, then you start pulling tax revenue from a LOT more than just
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2014
#32
.. and not to pile on (but i will)...GAO: U.S. corporations pay average effective tax rate of 12.6%
yodermon
Jun 2014
#34
Once again the root of this problem is not the Tax Code per se, it's the fact that these
Dustlawyer
Jun 2014
#22