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Editorial on GAO report about TARP

Craig Newmark | Tue, 10/27/2009 - 10:33am | bank bailouts, economic policy, effectiveness of TARP, GAO report, government intervention, TARP |  3 comments

From the Washington Examiner , 10/23 : "Measuring the effectiveness of TARP's programs has been an ongoing challenge," the GAO report said, adding that "any changes attributed to TARP could well be changes that would have occurred anyway" -- due to policy intervention ... Read more

Trading > 247Wallst

Friday’s Unemployment Is a Creation of Politicians

247Wallst | Thu, 10/01/2009 - 12:30pm | government intervention, keeping unemployement up, market manipulation |  2 comments

By John Tamny Tomorrow the Bureau of Labor Statistics will announce the unemployment rate for September. While economists’ projections ahead of the announcement suggest it’s going up, the bigger story is how government intervention in the private economy drives what should be a naturally ... Read more

Stock Investing > Mishs Global Economic Trend Analysis

Geithner's Galling (and Dangerous) Plan For Bad Bank Assets

Mike Shedlock | Mon, 03/23/2009 - 2:20pm | bad banks, government intervention, toxic assets, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner |  1 comment

The long awaited details of Geithner's "plan" for dealing with bad bank assets is finally out. Githener's plan is disingenuous at best. If people want to be outraged at something, it should be over Geithner's plan. The Wall Street Journal has the story in Timothy Geithner: My Plan for Bad ... Read more