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Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169449) • United States 11 Aug 23

Nope, not reindeer, but a person tarping the leaky area. Today I had the insurance adjuster out and while he was here I called the roofer and said to get it tarped. Roofer wanted the adjuster to see it first. Adjuster said he...

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My February new normal

Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 11 Feb 19

Starting today I will be covering my van because I had to have my mechanic get the ice off the lower wiper blade that is under the hood. I got most everything else of using a deicer, which works great for most jobs that are more...

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How long is it supposed to take a "jump start" to jump start an economy?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 18 Aug 11

Bail Outs Buy Outs TARP 1 TARP 2 QE 1 QE 2 Obama and his supporters keep saying that we need to just give these "jump starts" time... but how long before a "jump start" isn't a jump start anymore? The money is spent,...

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Preparations ongoing

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 14 Mar 10

Well here in Minnesota we have had an early thaw and warming trend this month. 40's each day for most the month and lots of rain. This photo shows an area about 6 foot by 12 foot that is going to be a new bed for yet more veggies...

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CBO Warns Obama's Proposed Bank Fee Could End Up Costing Consumers

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 5 Mar 10

[b]ABC News' Matthew Jaffe reports: President Obama's proposed fee on the country's biggest banks receiving taxpayer bailout money would ultimately result in costs to the firms' customers, employees, and investors, a...

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TARP money What should be done with it?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 22 Feb 10

Several Banks have started to pay back the TARP funds. According to the TARP law the money should go to reduce the National Debt. Now some in Washington DC feel that this money should be used to start new government programs? What...

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Tarp money being used for Bonuses again

lilwonders @lilwonders456 (8214) • United States 11 Jan 10

This time it is the banks. YOu know the guys teh government handed millions of dollars to so they could lend it out....but instead of using it to make loans to help the average american....well they horded it, or used it to buy...

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giving the rich our money

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this never should have happened

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TARP Funds to become a slush fund for the Administration?

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 27 Oct 09

It seems that the TARP funds that are paid back can be used by the Sectary of the Treasury to promote other causes supported by the Executive Branch. They do not need congressional approval. According to the Constitution only...

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Bank of America Forced to take TARP funds

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 27 Oct 09

Bank of America was financially sound going into the economic meltdown until the government step in to help. Former Treasury Sectary Paulson said that forcing them to complete the takeover of Lehman- Marcus lead to the financial...

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Did Obama, Pelosi and Reid violate TARP law?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 5 Jun 09

Section 101. Purchases of Troubled Assets. "Authorizes the Secretary to establish a Troubled Asset Relief Program ("TARP") to purchase troubled assets from financial...

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Government is being paid back

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 4 Apr 09

It seems that with new earnings reports comming out and maybe pressure from stockholders several banks are paying back the US Government the TARP money. As a share holder in some banks I applaud this move. Get the government out...

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Huge Bonuses for Executives Receiving Government Money

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 17 Mar 09

At first glance, this issue would seem to be a simple one. Why should executives of companies receiving "bail outs" get huge bonuses? But when you sit and think about it... it's not so simple. There actually are good points on...

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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...

Should we change how we compensate our elected officals?

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 11 Feb 09

While I was listening to the eight CEO's of the banks that took TARP money today, I heard Barney Frank say that he didn't have a problem with people being compensated when they produce a profit, but when they cost the American...

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Is Obama's Foreclosure Crisis Plan A Good One?

AllenTaylor @AllenTaylor (60) • United States 19 Jan 09

Obama has pledged a part of his bailout money to the foreclosure crisis as detailed in this blog...

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Maybe John Edwards was right

thegreatdebater @thegreatdebater (7316) • United States 19 Dec 08

John Edwards says that there are two America's, and after listening to a press release from Goldman Sachs yesterday I am starting to believe him. Yesterday Goldman Sachs (who took $10 Billion from the Tarp, and has already paid...

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Poulson/Bernankie asserting new found snickers

xfahctor @xfahctor (14113) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 13 Dec 08

Were I to title this article, it would have been, "King Henry the Poulson and Sir Bernankie, the sherrif of shyttingham, tell america where the money went is none of our business, despite the fact that it was our money and our...

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House passes 14 billion auto bail out scheme

xfahctor @xfahctor (14113) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 10 Dec 08

In a late night vote, the house passed this measure. Now it goes to the senate. I guess you all know by now how I feel about the whole bail out, that it wasn't a bail out and that it doesn't matter where the money goes, the...

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Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal to Aid U.S. Automakers

xfahctor @xfahctor (14113) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 20 Nov 08

Well, whether we wanted it or not, there it is. http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=akrSzA_lwOrw&refer=home Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A group of U.S. senators has reached a bipartisan agreement on aiding U.S....

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The keystone cops are running T.A.R.P.

xfahctor @xfahctor (14113) • Lancaster, New Hampshire 18 Nov 08

This is how the TARP, aka, the "bailout" has been described in an article in cnbc. Sounds pretty acruate to me. Most by now, reguardless of party offiliation, realize that this was a sham, a power grab and a bungling reactive...

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