Bailout Profits

Shahien Nasiripour

Obama Treasury Celebrates Bailout Profits While Ignoring Costs, Legacy

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.30.2011

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NEW YORK -- On Wednesday, the Treasury Department celebrated the fact that its $250 billion investment in the nation's banking system has officially m...

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The Real Reason That the Bailouts May Not Work

Mark Blyth | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blyth

A recent WSJ article on banks in trouble focused on the fact that many of these banks were TARP recipients. While state bashing is nothing new in the pages of the WSJ, it's worth remembering what the bailouts were actually designed to do.

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