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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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