According to the Government Accountability Office, the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) may not have actually accomplished anything. UPDATE: Here’s the full report. I think the Examiner editorial over-sells its premise, but this line seems pretty damning: “…any changes attributed to TARP could well be changes that: would have occurred anyway; can be attributed to other policy interventions . . .” If you’re interested, here’s a good rundown of the GAO’s conclusions at the Project on Government Oversight.
Did the bank bailout work?
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Borat: “I do a picture, only small, of the Tishnik Masacre. Where many Uzbeks…crushed!”
Kindly Gray Hippie: “How did you feel when you drew this?”
Borat: “Very proud!”.
KGH: “I’m just listening with sadness…a little sadness for your people…?”
Borat: “Yes…no, it is not sad. It is us who do the kill!”
When in doubt,
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