tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post2317768427303760856..comments2024-01-02T02:32:12.512-08:00Comments on The Hutchinson Political Report: Bail out Could Cost Taxpayers Thirty Times more than ReportedThe Hutchinson Political Reporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327319276889869398noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-75409488595090872732010-02-18T19:15:57.054-08:002010-02-18T19:15:57.054-08:00Perhaps no person in Congress knows the answer to...Perhaps no person in Congress knows the answer to this question:<br />Have or is US tax dollars being funneled to Greece? <br><br />Texas Congressman Ron Paul(R) says, "We don't know."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Money/The-Daily-Reckoning/2010/0218/How-your-US-taxes-could-be-bailing-out-Greece/" rel="nofollow">How your US taxes could be bailing out Greece</a><br />Christian Science MonitorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-29663118538223459492010-02-18T10:39:21.053-08:002010-02-18T10:39:21.053-08:00FRONTLINE completes the answer to your question w...FRONTLINE completes the answer to your question watch:<br /><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/warning/view/?utm_campaign=homepage&utm_medium=top5&utm_source=top5/" rel="nofollow">Warning</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-8169611284649682642010-02-12T11:21:34.568-08:002010-02-12T11:21:34.568-08:00Following the money
Who was in office at the start...Following the money<br />Who was in office at the start of the economic slide?<br /><b>Bush was in office when the Greek maneuver began in 2002 and ended i.e. sold in 2005</b><br />Santa Ana Examiner notes:<br><br /> <a href="http://www.examiner.com/x-2134-DC-Ethical-Issues-Examiner~y2010m2d12-US-A-nation-of-unprincipled-sleazeballs-exports-is-damaged-goods" rel="nofollow"> US: A nation of unprincipled sleazeballs exports is damaged goods </a><br /><br />reWiloqAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-83951520951950941402010-02-10T19:06:25.268-08:002010-02-10T19:06:25.268-08:00Watching the Bailout Money:
Money flowing back in...Watching the Bailout Money:<br /><br /><b>Money flowing back into Treasury</b><br /><a href="http://www.financialstability.gov/" rel="nofollow">TARP Repayments Now Total $173 Billion</a>-financialstability.gov<br><br />More? See also:<br /><a href="http://stimulus.org/" rel="nofollow">The Committee For A responsible Federal Budget"</a><br><br /><a href="http://www.recovery.gov/Pages/home.aspx" rel="nofollow">Track the Money at RECOVERY.GOV</a><br><br /><a href="http://projects.nytimes.com/creditcrisis/recipients/table" rel="nofollow"><br />Tracking the $700 Billion Bailout - The New York Times [Recipents Table]</a><br /><br />[Goldman Sachs has paid back their <br />loan.]<br /><br />Wow! How do they do this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-51397675867436979822010-02-10T09:31:36.869-08:002010-02-10T09:31:36.869-08:00Still, following "The Bailout Money"
1)...Still, following "The Bailout Money"<br /><br />1)<b>Goldman Sachs</b>[$10 billion the government gave it at the height of the financial crisis last October as part of the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP.]<br /><br />2) <br /><a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2010/02/money-links-greece-goldman-sachs-business-unemployment-taxes-buffett-taleb.html" rel="nofollow">The Goldman/Greece connection; businesses face soaring tax bills; skill versus luck at the billionaire level</a><br><br />Above link found on latimes website.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-33826250380090795752010-02-09T17:34:00.901-08:002010-02-09T17:34:00.901-08:00Follow the bailout money:
US Banks Have $176B Exp...Follow the bailout money:<br /><br /><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100209-718854.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlines" rel="nofollow">US Banks Have $176B Exposure To Weak Euro Countries </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-75141664227826295322010-02-05T17:16:20.280-08:002010-02-05T17:16:20.280-08:00Make no mistake of how we got to the state we are ...Make no mistake of how we got to the state we are in.<br /><br />David Horsey and seattlepi.com reminds us, chronologically, just how we got here ie. in the first place. Here 's a link to it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.seattlepi.com/horsey/popupV2.asp?SubID=4287&page=1&gtitle=Economic%20Meltdown/" rel="nofollow">Economic Meltdown</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-92229574202125503372010-02-05T15:18:54.663-08:002010-02-05T15:18:54.663-08:00Be happy you are in a country that still has card...Be happy you are in a country that still has cards to play during this financial crisis and tries <br />steps to prevent a total collapse.<br /><br />Unlike Dubai, Greece, Portugal and Spain who are now in trouble with their cash flow but have few cards to play except to possibly turn to the IMF.<br /><br />Remember: China and India are doing just fine. These places are where we shifted most of our best paying jobs and technology during the last 10 years.<br /><br />Could the economic slide that is occurring - now around the world - have been prevented? Why not ask the mother of all economist Alan Greenspan? He was the one in charge of the Federal Reserve when it started. <br /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/05/news/economy/greenspan.fortune/" rel="nofollow">Alan Greenspan fights back</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28699638.post-76677326810274576152010-02-05T13:52:51.234-08:002010-02-05T13:52:51.234-08:00As long as it balances out in the end, who cares?
...As long as it balances out in the end, who cares?<br /><br />Don't expect senators to understand the mathematics of any US budget. This is a feat for only left brain wired folks.<br /><br />Even the best economists (most times) don't understand all the massive mathematics that goes into a U.S. budget.<br /><br />The following link may provide an answer as to where we have been and where we might be headed:<br /><br />Nice charts anyway.<br /><br /><a href="http://budget.house.gov/" rel="nofollow">Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives: Home </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com