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calculatedriskblog.com - 1/29/2009
$4 Trillion Bank Bailout?
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From CNBC: Bank Bailout Could Cost Up to $4 Trillion: Economists Goldman Sachs estimated that it would take on the order of $4 trillion to buy troubled mortgage and consumer debt. That number could shrink if the program were limited to only certain loans or banks, but it could also grow if ...

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Eschaton:  That Number Keeps On Growing

Corrente:  A trillion here, a trillion there....

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— youtube.com — http://www.REIDistributeWealth.comSuper-spending partisan, Harry Reid.As Democrat Leader, he helped pay for vicious attack ads criticizing last year's bailou... (more) "Trillion" TV Ad (video)

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New Bank Bailout Could Cost $2 Trillion
online.wsj.com - 1/29/2009
New Bank Bailout Could Cost $2 Trillion
— online.wsj.com — Government officials seeking to revamp the U.S. financial bailout have discussed spending another $1 trillion to $2 trillion to help restore banks to health. (more) New Bank Bailout Could Cost $2 Trillion
Comments vote down The Moderate Voice found this 1/29/2009found this
Bank Bailout Could Cost Up to $4 Trillion: Economists - Financials * US * News * Story
cnbc.com - 1/29/2009
Bank Bailout Could Cost Up to $4 Trillion: Economists - Financials * US * News * Story
— cnbc.com — The cost of restoring confidence in U.S. financial firms may reach $4 trillion if President Barack Obama moves ahead with a "bad bank" that buys up souring assets. The figure far exceeds even the most pessimistic estimates of how great the loan losses ... (more) Bank Bailout Could Cost Up to $4 Trillion: Economists - ...

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That Number Keeps On Growing
Eschaton — Just give them the deed to the country and be done with it. I'm so old I can remember when everyone agreed there should be no bailouts.

A trillion here, a trillion there....
Corrente — ... and pretty soon you're talking about real money. Or not. Look, I've offered to do my own personal bit to restore confidence by offering to donate a kidney to the first banker I meet. What more can I do? Read more…

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