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motherjones.com - 11/13/2008
That $700 Billion Wall Street Bailout May Be Closer to $3 Trillion
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How much will the Wall Street bailout cost? Remember that the widely-used number was $700 billion. Well, it may be over three times that amount. Bailoutsleuth.com reports that the actual (and perhaps rising) price tag now stands at over $2 trillion: Adding together the $170 billion that the ...
bailoutsleuth.com - 11/11/2008
The rising cost of the bailout
— bailoutsleuth.com — Although the price tag on the Treasury Department's Troubled Asset Relief Program is $700 billion, the full... amount that the government has invested in its rescue effort for struggling financial institutions appears to be closer to $2.5 trillion. ... (more) The rising cost of the bailout

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Treasury Secretary Paulson: Hey, Thanks for That 700 Billion!
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/13/2008
Treasury Secretary Paulson: Hey, Thanks for That 700 Billion!
— blogs.abcnews.com — Paulson now says he’s not going to use the $700 billion dollars like he said he would.... Link . ©2008 Garling Gauge . All Rights Reserved. . (more) Treasury Secretary Paulson: Hey, Thanks for That 700 ...
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David Corn:  Bailout or Bunco?

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Bailout or Bunco?
David Corn — ... Get the picture? The program was misdirected, is being redirected, and has no oversight. By the way, it will probably cost more than the $700 billion first mentioned. ...

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