Blogs Posts on "Bailouts"

GM Repayment: Beyond the Headlines by Donklephant on Nov 16, 2009Our auto company GM is “repaying” some of the bailout money early! Or so say the headlines. But the reality is a little bit different. Some background, in case you don’t remember all the payments you made to own 61% of GM. The g...

AEI Subprime VI: Complete Annotated Transcript by Housing Doom on Nov 16, 20091:36:34 … This crisis was caused by massive government subsidies to purchase homes by people who couldn’t really afford them. So what does Congress do? They pass an $8,000 tax credit for people who can’t really afford to buy a hom...

AEI Credit Crunch II: Complete Annotated Transcript by Housing Doom on Nov 15, 20091:27:42 No, might go wrong. - Allan Meltzer Doom Transcripts: Index & Guide Almost 19 months later, Doomers may enjoy putting some of these opinions up against what actually took place. Housing Doom is pleased to present a complete unauthorized...

AEI Subprime VI: Q&A by Housing Doom on Nov 7, 2009Well I think at some point we’re going to have a government in power that’s going to make a choice between the American people and our creditors, who are predominantly foreign. And I think that choice will involve letting the dollar depre...

Vampire Squid? Heck No. Think $2.6 Billion Medicinal Leech! by Housing Doom on Nov 6, 2009To that end, FHFA has informed Fannie Mae that a possible transfer of a portion of its LIHTC investments to unrelated third-party investors is consistent with FHFA’s ongoing efforts to conserve Enterprise assets and with the Enterprise’s...

AEI Subprime VI: Panel Discussion by Housing Doom on Nov 3, 2009So, you know, there’s nothing for safety and soundness like a comfortable oligopoly. We might think about that and … we’re planning, for those of you who are interested, a conference, coming up in a few months, contrasting the Canad...

Tim Geither and Friends: Cashing In by Sddiction In The 21st Century on Nov 3, 2009Geithner’s crimes through AIG : will the truth come out? Max Keiser, Stacy Herbert and Webster Tarpley talk about AIG being used by Tim Geither to line in the pockets of Goldman Sachs and others http://maxkeiser1.blogspot.com/2009/11/aig-credit...

AEI Subprime VI: Lachman Presentation by Housing Doom on Nov 2, 2009Doom Transcripts: Index & Guide Housing Doom is pleased to present a sixth selection from our under-construction transcript of the American Enterprise Institute’s October 22, 2009 event "The Deflating Bubble, Part VI: The Lessons of the...

AEI Subprime VI: Makin Presentation by Housing Doom on Oct 31, 2009I think almost by definition we’re … I mean I would say W, because I think in the US anyway we’ll still see a 3 1/2 percent growth number in the 3rd quarter, which will be reported next week, and maybe a 3 percent number in the 4th...

AEI Subprime VI: Roubini Presentation by Housing Doom on Oct 30, 2009Final risk. The increasing asset prices we’ve seen since March for everything: global equities; in US, equities; EM [emerging market] asset classes; commodity; credit; everything around the world is driven by one factor. Doom Transcripts: Index...