In the end, the Bush-Obama bailouts not only didn't cost taxpayers a dime, they yielded $15B profit. @jonathanweismanhttp://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/20/business/us-signals-end-of-bailouts-of-automakers-and-wall-street.html?referrer= …
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@peterbakernyt@jonathanweisman obama lost, what 20 or 30 bn on GM (which wasn't legal under tarp anyway)
@PurportedPundit @peterbakernyt Breakdown
AUTOS
Disbursements - $79.6
Recoupments – 70.5
TARP
Disbursements - $426.4
Recoupments – 441.7
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@jonathanweisman@peterbakernyt why not just be honest that the auto side lost money? Why mix them together? Especially when tarp wasn't -
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@jonathanweisman@peterbakernyt ok. But saying the bank and auto bailouts made money is like saying....
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@jonathanweisman@peterbakernyt cause you are mixing bailing out the finance arms with the auto companies.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jonathanweisman@peterbakernyt supposed to be for car companiesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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