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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Point about TARP, the Auto Bailout and Sanders [View all]kennetha
(3,666 posts)12. you are not refuting my point
you are making my point and Hillary's point.
That TARP also saved the auto industry was not enough in his mind. That Tarp stave off a depression was not enough in his mind. He objected because it didn't "punish" the millionaires and billionaires.
When push came to shove he cared more about punishing the evil millionaires and billionaires than putting out the fire that was shutting down trade and the entire global economy and even the prospect of saving the auto industry couldn't dissuade him from that course.
clean hands are more important than anything else.
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If Tarp had been voted down what do you think would have happened? If if was so vitally important
PoliticAverse
Mar 2016
#11
Choosing extremely flawed legislation like TARP over trying to find GOOD solutions to huge problems
think
Mar 2016
#17
No. I prefer that better legislation passed. And it could have had Democrats pushed for it.
think
Mar 2016
#24
And again you miss the real fallout from Clinton's point. It caused people to discuss
PoliticAverse
Mar 2016
#9
I think they should have been allowed to fail because depositors were protected.
Motown_Johnny
Mar 2016
#16
Was going to respond to this mischaracterized nonsense, but the Michigan voters already have.
EndElectoral
Mar 2016
#18
Hillary claimed Bernie OPPOSED the auto bailout which was a LIE. No parsing of words changes that.
AtomicKitten
Mar 2016
#21
Actually that's not at all what she said. she was quite precise in her language.
kennetha
Mar 2016
#27
Yes. I'd double down on that attack. It obviously worked really well in Michigan.
DefenseLawyer
Mar 2016
#38