[lbo-talk] Cheap at half the price ...

[Jordan Hayes]

I thought I remembered that TARP money paid back *must* by law be used 
to lower the National Debt, but you never know about those snakes in DC 
...

   "TARP has turned out to be much cheaper than we had

    expected, although not cheap," Obama told reporters

    at the White House. "It means that some of that money

    can be devoted to deficit reduction. And the question

    is: Are there selective approaches that are consistent

    with the original goals of TARP -- for example, making

    sure that small businesses are still getting lending

    -- that would be appropriate in accelerating job growth?"

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