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A Tally of Federal Rescues: A Legacy for Your Children
A Tally of Federal Rescues: A Legacy for Your Children
Click to enlarge... this one going to be HUGE . Breakthrough Reached in Negotiations on Bailout: "Congressional leaders and the Bush administration reached a tentative agreement early Sunday on what may become the largest financial bailout in American history, authorizing the Treasury to ...
On rescues and bailouts
macroblog.typepad.com — I’ve been thinking a lot about this topic lately, and though it seems there are a good... many folk who approach the issue with great certainty, I do not share their confidence. I have, however, found it helpful to think through the following (not ... (more) On rescues and bailouts
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Calm Before the Storm...
EconomPic — ... In other words, it probably wouldn't have worked... (per Financial Ninja): Out of 42 systematic banking crises across 37 countries, despite the implementation of a wide range of policies, all resulted in the re-allocation of wealth AWAY from taxpayers and towards debtors (banks). None avoided recessions and all recessions were SEVERE. ...

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