Uncle Sam Has -1,096% Return Rate on Big Bank Investments

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The TARP money was supposed to be used to buy troubled mortgage bonds at deep, deep discounts. Those, if purchased very cheap like we were told they would be, might actually have been profitable.

But Hank Paulson flat out lied to you and did this other thing instead. Typical Republican.

of @ Jan 29, 2009 14:21:39 PM

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