How many billions have been funneled so far to Goldman by Bush's Paulson & now Obama's Geithner?

brentspeak

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Fri Mar-20-09 07:43 PM
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How many billions have been funneled so far to Goldman by Bush's Paulson & now Obama's Geithner?

We know that Goldman Sachs has received at least $12.8 billion taxpayer via AIG. Any more info, though?

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Junkdrawer

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Fri Mar-20-09 07:48 PM
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1. and there's $2+ trillion in Fed "loans" that the Fed won't reveal...

and the word loans is in quotes because the collateral is also secret.

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soothsayer

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Fri Mar-20-09 08:40 PM
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2. shhhh. the secret is that there's no collateral. don't tell!

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amborin

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Fri Mar-20-09 08:42 PM
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3. think this The Nation article has more info:

<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8274140&mesg_id=8274140>

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