Bailout Scorecard: The End of the Beginning

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Auto Industry Bailout vs.TARP.

Spending $575 billion on TARP is only an economic fix,because it's limited to fixing an economic problem. TARP would have relatively little political impact. But if you gave the same amount ($575 billion) to the car industry here in Detroit,we could develop a complete system for running cars without gasoline,and then America won't have to import any more foreign oil. Eliminating foreign oil imports would have far-reaching political impact,since it would allow us to stop the war for oil in the middle east. Saving the car industry does more than save the car industry,it also leaves the car-makers free to solve our dependence on foreign oil,and as soon as we are free of our dependency on foreign oil,we can bring our troops home,since there won't be any more reason to fight a war for oil in the middle east.

Anthony Ratkov of MI @ Mar 31, 2009 02:39:03 AM

Thanks fpr the summary

As one of the public, we are left ignorant of the plans for recovery and as well of the financial conditions of the banks and insurance companies. This analysis of the various plans should be read by all interested parties. Thanks for the information.

Glynn of TX @ Mar 27, 2009 13:32:45 PM

In hindsight

it probably would have been way cheaper to bail out people at the bottom by having Uncle Sam actually pay 50% of every mortgage payment in the country for a couple of years. Say about $750 a month on maybe 40 million or so mortages---a cost of $30 billion a month for a while.

No foreclosure crisis, no crash of mortgage bonds, no bailouts for Fannie, Freddie, AIG, Wamu, Merrill, Bear, Citi, Indymac, etc. Probably far lower stock market and job losses

But no, WE have to bail the corporations and would think it "irresponsible" to bail the people.

Muser of NM @ Mar 26, 2009 17:11:30 PM

Final Costs

We wont know what it ultimately will cost -- but the amount of total dollars at risk -- all guarantees, loans, credit, obligations, etc is now over 14 trillion!

Astonishing

Barry Ritholtz of NY @ Mar 26, 2009 14:12:14 PM