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What was the TARP money really for?

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 18 Feb 09

The CEO of Bank of America announced that the TRARP money wasn't ment to be used to free up lending, but was ment to be used by the big banks to buy up the small ones. Now this is NOT what Paulson and Bush told Congress and the...

Where is our president in a time of crisis?

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 25 Nov 08

The last few days we have seen more of the president elect, then the man that actually is president. Today we hear that Hank Paulson wants to spend all the money now, instead of letting the new president decide where the money...

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FED to start making car, credit card loans...

Destiny007 @Destiny007 (5805) • United States 25 Nov 08

Paulson announced his new plans for the Federal Reserve to issue Car Loans, Student Loans, and Credit Cards. Even though the Federal Reserve is not a government entity, I think this is a bit much as they are who handles the...

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"Too big to fail" my butt.

xParanoiax @xParanoiax (6987) • United States 13 Nov 08

Lets run through some logic, shall we? Lets think about all the major industries in this country. *nods* Go ahead now, think of them all. We've got media, phone companies, credit card companies, financial companies, law...

sign of the times

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Does it matter how fast they act on a Treasury Bail Out

revellanotvanella @revellanotvanella (4033) • United States 23 Sep 08

Im not sure myself but I just feel safer if it took another few weeks but wonder if that just allows more panic to build up but if they pass it too fast does that mean people are agreeing to things they would not normally agree to...

drastic cost cuts

rushing to decisions

treasury bailout

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What if both Presidential Candidate's are not Qualified, Then What?

revellanotvanella @revellanotvanella (4033) • United States 23 Sep 08

I say that because we are facing a situation that is more complex than even the Depression it sounds like and I cannot see how possibly any President could fix this mess, I mean 20% of the rich practically run the...

economic meltdown

financial market

treasury bailout

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