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TurboTax Tim Geithner 'Burned Billions' in Taxpayer Dough Making Rookie Mistakes
directorblue.blogspot.com - 22 days ago
TurboTax Tim Geithner 'Burned Billions' in Taxpayer Dough Making Rookie Mistakes
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The man marketed by the Obama administration as 'the only person' smart enough to save the financial system apparently made a series of strategic blunders costing taxpayers billions. Change! Eh, sorry -- that was my Obama Tourette's Syndrome kicking in.Another one of the nation's largest lenders ...
Geithner Backstairs Intrigue Awarded $13 Billion Directly to Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch (RIP), Société Générale and Deutsche Bank
reason.com - 28 days ago
Geithner Backstairs Intrigue Awarded $13 Billion Directly to Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch (RIP), ...
— reason.com — Here's something Goldman Sachs, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, American International Group's former CFO, and Goldman's former chairman have all declined to comment on: While negotiating how much ... (more) Geithner Backstairs Intrigue Awarded $13 Billion ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 27 days ago
Robert Reich: Breaking Up the Big Banks, and Why Congress Won't Do It
— huffingtonpost.com — And now there are five -- five Wall Street behemoths, bigger than they were before the Great Meltdown, paying fatter salaries and bonuses to retain their so-called"talent," and raking in huge profits. The biggest difference between now and last ... (more) Robert Reich: Breaking Up the Big Banks, and Why ...

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washingtonexaminer.com - 21 days ago
Geithner 'burned billions' on CIT
— washingtonexaminer.com — By: David Freddoso Commentary Staff Writer 11/02/09 11:21 PM EST Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is directly to blame for taxpayers' loss of $2.3 billion in the CIT bailout, says professor William Black of the University of Missouri-Kansas City ... (more) Geithner 'burned billions' on CIT

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