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Four Reasons to Oppose the Bush-Obama Request for Another $350 Billion Bailout
Open Left - Front Page —
Today, President Bush - at the request of Barack Obama - formally requested the next truckload of Wall Street bailout cash. I appeared on CNBC to discuss the request. Watch it here.
The question is whether Congress should agree to this request or not, and I am against it for four reasons that I mentioned on CNBC. REASON 1: Treasury Says It Doesn't Need the Money
First and foremost, as the New York Times reports, "The first $350 billion in bailout money has been fully allocated and the Treasury says there is no urgent need for more." On top of this, the first $350 billion has been a complete disaster - as the bailout's ...
David Sirota: Four Reasons to Oppose the Bush-Obama Request for Another $350 Billion Bailout
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
Today, President Bush - at the request of Barack Obama - formally requested the next truckload of Wall Street bailout cash. I appeared on CNBC to discuss the request. Watch it here.
The question is whether Congress should agree to this request or not, and I am against it for four reasons that I mentioned on CNBC.
REASON 1: Treasury Says It Doesn't Need the Money
First and foremost, as the New York Times reports, "The first $350 billion in bailout money has been fully allocated and the Treasury says there is no urgent need for more." On top of this, the first $350 billion has been a complete disaster - as ...
Sirota: Four Reasons to Oppose the Bush-Obama Request for Another $350 Billion Bailout
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Today, President Bush--at the request of Barack Obama-- formally requested the next truckload of Wall Street bailout cash. I appeared on CNBC to discuss the request. Watch it here . The question is whether Congress should agree to this request or not, and I am against it for four reasons that I mentioned on CNBC. REASON 1: Treasury Says It Doesn't Need the Money First and foremost, as the New York Times reports, "The first $350 billion in bailout money has been fully allocated and the Treasury says there is no urgent need for more." On top of this, the first $350 billion has been a complete disaster - as the bailout's congressional oversight panel reports, ...
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