…bailout, would be only the latest in a long string of companies that have poached workers from the political sector, and of employees who have bounced back and forth between…

…to learn different lessons from the series of financial bailouts of the last thirteen years. The links are necessary to flesh out the argument, but I hope further posts will…

…it already has been, and the bailout amounts still at risk are those used to bolster mortgage lenders); and that the economy is worse off because of the stimulus (not…

…for the country for the Treasury to bear risk, so the risky returns act as automatic stabilizers. After the jump, I quote Doug Elmendorf explaining what they do (and indirectly…

…two weeks worth of recent trading profits.” Goldman’s Bailout Fee, Wall St. Journal, July 17-18, 2010, at A12. Too little, methinks, even with the concession not to seek a tax…

…combined with casino banking to create a “perfect storm” financial crisis that quickly mushroomed into a deep recession. In Bush’s last years in office, billions were committed to bailout the…

…head of the bailout watchdog commission, I can’t think of a better person to head the agency. One suspects that Geithner is concerned about a gradual erosion of the power…

…break-even inflation rates coincides with policy announcements in Europe: the bailout of Greece, and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) Inflation expectations in Italy has taken the biggest hit, falling…

…back. A loan is not a gift. The latest estimate I saw of the cost of the bailout to the Fed was Negative $ 125,000,000,000. I also think our experience…

…three things: Bush’s tax cuts, Bush’s decision to go to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the need for economic stimulus and financial system bailout to counter the financial crisis…