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kentuck

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29. But, how much did the people lose??

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Sat Dec 20, 2014, 09:52 AM

Dec 2014

Homes, savings, wages, investments, etc?

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U.S. ends TARP with $15.3 billion profit [View all] n2doc Dec 2014 OP

Not bad Andy823 Dec 2014 #1

Really? Igel Dec 2014 #31

Terrible! Horrible! Criminal! SoapBox Dec 2014 #2

Turning a profit is not evidence that it was a good idea FBaggins Dec 2014 #8

Wasn't the program optional? George II Dec 2014 #14

Not really FBaggins Dec 2014 #15

Yeah, but didn't they publicly give it back and wave it off? MADem Dec 2014 #26

They were actually forbidden to pay it back FBaggins Dec 2014 #32

What competitors? joshcryer Dec 2014 #19

It depends on how you define "affected" FBaggins Dec 2014 #33

If a bank dealt with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac they were affected. joshcryer Dec 2014 #36

+1 OrwellwasRight Dec 2014 #34

And the best part is that them dumb shits don't know that Sopkoviak Dec 2014 #9

And the millions of people who lost their livelihoods and homes? brentspeak Dec 2014 #3

well said n/t Psephos Dec 2014 #6

Why did TARP show a paper profit? Because the real, $16 trillion bailout.... PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #4

Beat me to it. nt MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #5

everyone should read your Sanders link Psephos Dec 2014 #7

^^^this^^^ progressoid Dec 2014 #12

That's a totally separate issue and the two shouldn't be conflated. stevenleser Dec 2014 #13

+1 ... shouldn't, but they will. Was it ever thus? nt MADem Dec 2014 #27

BS earthside Dec 2014 #10

Most of the banks given TARP money weren't in trouble in the first place NobodyHere Dec 2014 #11

good they finally got rid of all those shares without a loss! Sunlei Dec 2014 #16

Give me $100Billion at near 0%/yr...... bvar22 Dec 2014 #17

What the whiners and naysayers are not considering Nye Bevan Dec 2014 #18

It saved the banks, not so sure about everyone else JonLP24 Dec 2014 #24

That's unverifiable. candelista Dec 2014 #28

Thank God it passed! mathematic Dec 2014 #20

I believe in government intervention to help citizens. OrwellwasRight Dec 2014 #35

Here is kind of a crazy idea how about using that doc03 Dec 2014 #21

I wonder how much profit the CEOs ended with JonLP24 Dec 2014 #22

Guess TARP turned out well after all, maybe some of the whining can turn to joy. Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #23

When free market businesses get too "efficient" IronLionZion Dec 2014 #25

But, how much did the people lose?? kentuck Dec 2014 #29

But how much did the banks make? Kelvin Mace Dec 2014 #30