Geithner Plan II

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Run time: 12:29 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-arbfLTCtI   Posted on YouTube: March 23, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: March 30, 2009 By DU Member: slipslidingaway Views on DU: 833

 

[JDPriestly]

1. Thanks. I wrote a post tracing this in a point by point way.

My analysis was a tiny bit difference, but in fact my view was precisely that of the guy that made this video.

You have to have some huge amount of capital to qualify, that is, to be eligible to buy interests in the funds holding the toxic assets. And who has that kind of money? The very people who got us into this mess. And where did they get it? From us, the taxpayers.

Geithner's plan is one huge swindle. Obama needs to fire him and the economic his entire economic team pronto, without delay.

[slipslidingaway]

2. Thanks and maybe when you get a chance you could reference

that post here for those who cannot view the video.

I think they mentioned only five entities will be allowed to purchase the assests...that's one way to control the price.


:(

[Reform]

3. What ever happened to....

Trickle UP economics?

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4. That would be nice :) n/t

[Trav72]

5. Here is ...

The entire series

Geithner Plan I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ervHbKa7R5g

Geithner Plan II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-arbfLTCtI

Geithner Plan III

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ka1HZS-Egc

Geithner Plan IV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajl1UdtYUCA

Geithner 5: A better solution

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpqSeXpiM6k

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6. Thank you posting the whole series...

and welcome to DU!

:hi:

[Trav72]

7. Hello Back DU

:yourock:

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8. :)) n/t

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9. Geithner's Plan Can Succeed

He has the above video and much more here.

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/03/geithners-plan-can-succeed.html


"...Steve Waldman is another one who caught the corporate bond connection in Dark Musings...

...I don't think the scandal of the Geithner plan is going to turn out to be the subsidy to well-connected investors embedded in the non-recourse loan put option. On the contrary, I think that Treasury has already lined up participants for the "Legacy Loans Public-Private Investment Fund" and persuaded them to offer prices so high that despite the put, investors will expect to take a major loss. My little conspiracy theory is that the Blackrocks and PIMCOs of the world, the asset managers who do well by "shaking hands with the government", will agree to take a hit on relatively small investments in order first to help make banks smell solvent, and then to compel and provide "good optics" for a maximal transfer from government to key financial institutions.

Why would PIMROCK go along with this? Because they feel it is their patriotic duty to work with the government for the good of the financial system, even if that involves accepting some sacrifices. And because they hold $100B in J.P. Citi of America bonds, and they've received assurances that if we can get the nation out of the financial pickle it's in, there will be no haircuts on those bonds. "Shaking hands with the government" means that nothing ever has to be put in writing...


...Returning to the original thesis, Geithner's statement about "will" now makes sense.

The "will" Geithner is referring to is the "will" of Congress to allow the Treasury and the Fed to sell off our future and the future of our children to prevent the bondholders of U.S. financial corporations from taking losses..."

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10. kick n/t