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Jeffrey Sachs
The Huffington Post
April 8, 2009
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Two weeks ago, I posted an article showing how the Geithner-Summers banking plan could potentially and unnecessarily transfer hundreds of billions of dollars of wealth from taxpayers to banks. The same basic arithmetic was later described by
Joseph Stiglitz in the New York Times (April 1) and by
Peyton Young in the Financial Times (April 1). In fact, the situation is even potentially more disastrous than we wrote. Insiders can easily game the system created by Geithner and Summers to cost up to a trillion dollars or more to the taxpayers.
Here’s how. Consider a toxic asset held by Citibank with a face value of $1 million, but with zero probability of any payout and therefore with a zero market value. An outside bidder would not pay anything for such an asset. All of the previous articles consider the case of true outside bidders.
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April 8th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Ok, when stuff like this is posted on HuffPo you know things are REALLY bad.
truthseeker Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 8:56 am
It’s a typically brilliant Illuminati plan. They will and are getting away with it. So spread your cheeks wide and say ” baa-baa”. They’re coming back for more. Soon, the USA will need a “solution”, which the Sheeple will gratefully lick up.
Unconquered Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:15 am
“The easiest way to gain control of the people is to carry out acts of terror. The public will clamor for such laws if their personal security is threatened.” Josef Stalin
That said, I’m not spreading my cheeks. F-that. I’d rather go out in a blaze of glory doing what’s right than roll over and play dead like they want us to. I’m not going to make it any easier for them. My husband and I have already decided its going to be Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid if that’s what it comes to.
sandy Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:43 am
us too… in a BLAZE of GLORY…
Michael the Gardener Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Sleeping Dogs Awake from your slumber
John D Reply:
April 11th, 2009 at 1:14 am
Every infowarrior needs to know about this.
Get the word out about the paid for media through http://hookk.com.
You can write an open letter to the editor about any news item and it is open for everyone to see and comment on.. unedited and unfiltered.
They don’t really describe it very well on the site but make sure you get the hookk button. It’s really effective.
April 8th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Associated press is trying to take this vid down on YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....annel_page funny how Rothscild is owned by ROTHSCHILD and the name of this video is called bankster what do they not want you to see in this video which is a montage of information including alex jones and lyndsey williams
George de Mohrenschildt Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 3:13 am
good vid. put it on daily motion before they yank it off youtube.
April 8th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
Of course their plan is a failure! It was contrived to get private companies to take on risk so the govt can strongarm them. They constantly keep changing the rules so the privates don’t know how to play the game. The lastest TALF auction went for 1.7 billion! HArdly worht the time it has taken to establish this god aweful program. May TurboTax Tim and Loanshark Larry rest in hell for all eternity!
April 8th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
welcome to the NEW WORLD ORDER and the MARK OF THE BEAST TO COME
http://www.goodnewsaboutgod.com
April 8th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Associated press is trying to take this vid down on YOUTUBE _page funny how AP is owned by big banking interests and the name of this video is called “bankster” what do they not want you to NOT see in this video which is a montage of information including alex jones and lyndsey williams
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....annel_page
April 8th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
The entire system that the dollar is built on is a sham. Toxic assets with no value and unbacked currency that relies on the illegitimate Federal Reserve to place value on is worthless. So what are we losing if we tell these people to go directly to hell and take their paper with them?
Declare state’s rights, implement a state currency backed by your particular state’s economic benefits and prime products (coal, wheat, steel, etc.) expressed in commodities and screw ‘em.
The old Teutonic symbol for the flail, the thing that is used to beat the slaves, yeah, guess what, it’s $ <THAT.
John Henke Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 1:13 am
BALKENISE NOW!
April 8th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Those “private” interests are the banks and their made up firms (I bet we won’t be able to see who’s buying into this interest, because if we could it would show that its the same banks). They are trying to find ways to get the toxic assets worth 80 cents or more on the dollar. Even though everyone and there mother knows they are at best worth 20 cents on the dollar. That auction went badly and we are still trying to get people to take our money and our debt. They will never get anybody outside and inside of the US to buy this junk and our bonds now (since we tied our treasuries to the toxic assets), because its akin to going back to the mark after the con has been done to them and doing it all over again, it won’t work. Nobody wants them and all they are doing with the help of the Fed is playing make believe high finance hopeing that somebody will get fooled, and the govt. is wasting its energy in this venture because they can’t have this imploding without something to fill it’s place.
April 8th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
…Is it a bad idea to “9/11 was an inside job” these tea parties on Apr. 15? PLEASE REPLY.
biff Reply:
April 8th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
i say HELL NO, don’t even bring it up. All you are going to do is beat a dead horse and you will give the media something to discredit you for. all it would take is one 911 sign and they will latch onto that and that is all the general public will see on tv. they will think the tea parties are about 911 instead of current events. even though it is part of the reason for the tea parties, don’t give them any ammo!
biff Reply:
April 8th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
besides, most of the sheep still believe 911 was terrorists. let that go. the public will just roll their eyes. make this about current events
John Henke Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 1:15 am
Most people have a memory good for two weeks.
truthseeker Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Fluoride works!
me too Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 11:16 am
That’s because there’s TOO MUCH NEWS on a skillion different fronts. Designed to confuse us, maybe?
anti/PRO Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:30 am
thats not true. most people think it was an inside job or at least the gov is hiding somthing about their involvement.
Unconquered Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Agreed. I’m going to my tax party next week in Denver and I think it is important to stay on topic. I am considering coming in professional attire to deliberately not look like a dumbass protester. I am a hard-working, tax paying professional in the financial industry. I figure this is an oppty to make my voice heard so I want to make sure my sign says exactly what I want it to, that I articulate my thoughts intellegently and hope I can get a few seconds of a sound bite in my local news.
MArgie Reply:
April 10th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Where excatly is this tea Party, i’d like to go their with a sign to?
Unconquered Reply:
April 12th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
Hi MArgie,
Thanks for your interest. Hope to see you there!
City: Denver
When: April 15, 12:00pm – 1:30pm
Where: West steps of the Capitol, 200 East Colfax
Contact: EMAIL
Twitter:http://www.twitter.com/DenverTeaParty
Facebook Group: CLICK HERE
http://taxdayteaparty.com/teaparty/colorado/
April 8th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
REPENT.UNITE.RESIST.
April 8th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Look stop worrying about money, there is no money, what they’ve stolen from you is your time, your very life. What they are afraid you will see in the video is that they have also stolen your country.
Stop trying to figure out what these sons of satan will do next, if it is not evident to you by now, you will never get it. The question now is what are YOU going to do? Vote them out! What a joke! You could petition for a redress of your grievances? You will be ignored, in fact we’ve already tried that to no avail.
Let me tell you what you will do. You will feed them the future of your children, and grandchildren, in the hope that they will just let you live out your life in peace; you are just like them! As you despise them, so in kind will your posterity despise you.
This country is up against force, and all force understands is force, and we cannot project force if we are busy trying to figure out their next move, or bickering amongst ourselves over petty bulls---; right, left, god, no god, bonuses, bailouts, war, no war its all bulls--- wake the hell up will ya. Don’t sit around waiting for the next charade, take it to them in any way you can. Talk to your friends and neighbors, and get them involved, whenever and wherever people are gthering to protest, be there. Stop being nice to these low lifes, push back as hard as you can, or they will surely run us over. The time to fight back is NOW! We are the big dog, don’t forget it!
biff Reply:
April 8th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
amen!
truthseeker Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Ha!
What percentage of your neighbors and friends are upset about WTC 7? Forget about using force. You won’t stand a chance against their weapons. Not a f---ing chance. The answer to this problem is to be found in a different paradigm. I
April 8th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
What?
April 8th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Knock Knock,
answer the door it’s one Jehovahs witnesses.
LISTEN!
They have the TRUTH!
truthseeker Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:05 am
The Illuminati created this religion. Notice that it is based on the premise that “now” is the “end times”, always! That implicitly meaans that this world is hopeless, so don’t bother. Get ready to die so that you can really live. What bulls---!
Learnedthehardway2000 Reply:
April 10th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
You need to be censored for your FALSE BELIEFS!!!
Learnedthehardway2000 Reply:
April 10th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
You need to be immediately censored!!!!
April 8th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
5 MIN. THATS ALL I ASK…JUST GIVE THEM 5 MIN. LISTEN, ASK AS MANY QUESTIONS AS YOU WANT- I PROMISE YOU WONT STUMP THEM, THEY MAY NEED TO GO BACK AND RESURCH, BUT THEY WILL COME BACK WITH ANSWERS, AND GOOD ONES.
Teleprompter Puppet Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 11:39 am
I once had a Jehovah Witness tell me that the 144,000 was the total number of people going to heaven. My scriptures tell me that they’re the sealed Jewish witnesses that will be spreading the gospel during the tribulation.
sunday Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Hi,
The 144,000 are from the 12 Tribes of Israel, 12,000 each……….
God Bless….
http://www.endtimestube.com
Learnedthehardway2000 Reply:
April 10th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Shut up. This is not a religion recruiting site.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
There should be hundreds if not thousands of these Banksters in jail and their assets siezed!
John Henke Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 1:18 am
Who says what they stole from us is an asset?
truthseeker Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 9:06 am
You’re right. They haven’t stolen from us. They own us. We are their lab rats.
April 8th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
WE WHERE THE FIRST TO TALK ABOUT THE NWO! – CHARLES TAZE RUSSELL WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO USE THE WORD GLOBALIZATION- WIKIPEDIA SAYS HE KEYED THE WORD!…
April 8th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
“Estimate says bailout will cost taxpayers more”
The Associated Press
Sat, Apr 4, 2009 (3:24 p.m.)
“Bailing out the financial sector will cost taxpayers $167 billion more than originally anticipated, according to a Congressional Budget Office estimate.
The original figure in January was $189 billion, but it is now $356 billion _ $152 billion more for 2009 and $15 billion more next year, the CBO says in its March report updating the budget and economic outlook.”
http://www.lasvegassun.com/new…..yers-more/
April 9th, 2009 at 12:03 am
OBAMAs G-20 Plan kiss away the Declaration of Independce
New international board to intervene in decisions about U.S. companies
Another step toward the downfall of US.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/i.....geId=94331
April 9th, 2009 at 12:24 am
The opening photo looked like Geithner was rubbing Budda’s belly.
is that how he gets his agendas passed?
Sir Baby De Porky Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 4:32 am
It’s a good start , but Summers ain’t no Buddha , so , more ” Proactive measures ” will be
required !!! It’s touching though to see them lounge lizzards cuddling up all cute together at
” work ” !!!
April 9th, 2009 at 1:21 am
So, bailing out the banksters will cost the tax payers a lot of bucks?
So lets stop being tax payers. Lets tell them to go f##k themselves. See what these criminals do then.
April 9th, 2009 at 4:34 am
Q:What do Geitner and Summers have in common ?
A:The same thing Kissinger and Emanuel have.
Umm but that’s neither here nor there…. is it ?!
Sir Baby De Porky Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 6:03 am
They know where it is , they just swap !!!
P.S. ” The danger is in the delay ” ( one of the Caesars , I don’t recall which one !!! )
April 9th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Just go back and review the video or transcript of the Bill Moyers interview of Economist William Black. Why should anything like this come as a big surprise when Black readily points out the entire system was GAMED to fail. Pretty much follow the logic and the bucks and you will see how this was ENGINEERED.
If President Obama wants the American people to have faith and trust in the financial system, he should sit down with Summers and Geithner and watch that interview again. STEALING IS STEALING. When it is done with the complicity of Treasury and The Federal Reserve while few gain and many suffer, it is the height of arrogance and indifference to a sound public policy. Put Summers and Geithner in a FEMA camp. After all, they were part of creating a Federal Emergency by playing see no evil.
me too Reply:
April 9th, 2009 at 11:20 am
IOW, End the Fed -(even tho it’s too late now)
April 9th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Hello Friends,
Today’s cover story on Politico: “The Pentagon sponsored a first-of-its-kind war game last month focused not on bullets and bombs — but on how hostile nations might seek to cripple the U.S. economy, a scenario made all the more real by the global financial crisis.”
http://www.politico.com/news/s.....21053.html
I’m posting this b/c I work in the financial industry – and no, I’m not a Wall St. douchebag. I follow the news (esp. alternative news) and have been connecting the dots, particularly with Infowars, et. al. I’ve been thinking about this type of economic warfare for some time. If you know which stocks were shorted right before 9-11 why WOULDN’T this happen again?
April 9th, 2009 at 11:16 am
the only reason why they have this power is cause we let them have it and like the over sized monster it has become is because you allow it. start buying gold or silver and urge you community to start making their own currency they cant tax that. barter and trade and when they throw a fit like a little kid you bend that ass over and spank that ass good. what the population fails to realize is that there are more of us than them and time is of the essence and people need to wake up real fast so what my question to you is what are you doing about you and your families destiny? we need to rise up as a free people and clean out the white house and get rid of the banks. so the problem seems to big for you to be effective? so your telling me your just waiting till they strip you of every thing and lead you to a FEMA camp. look we still have the power, impeach obama then you bought your self a little more time.. as far as im concerned my family faught and died for this country and we are not about to let them take the most precious thing ever to be in a country and thats our freedom. what are you going to do?
April 9th, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Most people won’t figure out how these accountants have been INVOKED to offset the books. I suppose people would view it diffently if the taxpayer was also the obtainer of wealth (aka creditor). Sounds like people need to do a little reading regarding the theory behind the Public-Private Partnership Fund. Although used currently as an aid to struggling businesses, who said the taxpayer can’t obtain need fundage using the mechanisms to acquire it? Interesting people haven’t figured this one out yet…
You do happen to be swimming in the same pool with these sharks!! You can either pay for someone to save you, or learn how to save yourself.
April 10th, 2009 at 8:58 am
The army training the police. Here’s the video!
Missouri Police Corps Training 14 – Watch more Funny Videos
April 10th, 2009 at 11:34 am
Poor taxpayers. They play you like a well-tuned fiddle. You sweat all year to support the billionaires and the bums.
I’m an independent contractor and haven’t filed in years. Since everything I own is paid for (ie, I’m not a mindless consumer) I only need to work about 70 days a year to support myself and the wife out here in rural paradise.
Remember, taxpayers, they only screw you if you let them. There are only a few million of THe enEMy. A large scale revolt would scare them silly.
April 10th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Remember the Hadron Collider and the blackhole buisness? It actually did create a Black Hole. It created a Monetary Black Hole. Well the Hadron Collider wasn’t actually the cause of it, but the elite use symbolism constantly, and the Hadron Collider was meant to symbolize in my own words “Monetary Black Hole Creating Machine.”
April 10th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Let’s make it a hookk revolution. http://hookk.com
Hookk is to mainstream news what twitter is for protestors.
Criticize and praise the media on a case by case basis. I have seen some nice letters there for infowars and prisonplanet.