…My additions. 18. Banks that are too big to fail know that they are too big to fail and count expected bailout flows as part of their value. They chose…

…to rollover its near-term debt. This “bailout” comes with no specifics as to threshold levels that must be crossed in order to get the central E.U. players to offer support,…

…how to pay later” mentality. Put together with the huge, multiple Bush tax cuts–especially those for big corporations and their owners/managers–and the enormous financial commitment that was required to bailout…

…when Barack Obama has wanted to, he has been relentless and decisive, as he was in September 2008 when he quickly and crucially supported the Wall Street bailout. And just…

by Rebecca Wilder Thoughts on soveriegn debt Today the European Union released a statement about Greece. Absolutely no specifics are given regarding the terms of any Greek bailout, but there…

…bailout is across the news wires. From the WSJ: Germany is considering a plan with its European Union partners to offer Greece and other troubled euro-zone members loan guarantees in…

…stonewalling of bailout oversight and others (e.g. Dean Baker) point out that Ben Bernanke who put the Fed throttles to the firewall to save the world is also the Ben…

…like AIG,” referring to the international insurance giant who got $173 billion since last fall in a U.S. government bailout. Mr. Brown should not worry about that. AIG’s creditors (e.g.,…

…sales”, and then ended up letting the houses deteriorate and selling them for much less in foreclosure sales. Made worse when we watched the bailout drama unfold, with investment banks…

…effect of the stimulus has been in stabilizing education, which reaps long-term benefits, as conservative economist Ed Glaeser noted last month. But that’s the stimulus. The bailout money, well, that’s…