They may be called loans, but do you really think they will be paid back.:smug:
Haha, fair point.
They may be called loans, but do you really think they will be paid back.:smug:
In theory yes, but of course in absence of transparent reporting about how the loans have been applied, there is no evidence of anything.I thought they were loans, which impact on the public deficit until they are paid back? :unsure:
Or was that just a few of them?
To me, a bailout is like using medicine to cure something. Personally, I think prevention > cure. What do I mean? The Bush administration should have introduced legislation preventing the act of leverage - borrowing to invest. That would've easily prevented Obama from bailing out the banks. I can easily use other examples as well (CAW?).
Clearly if CIBC, TD Bank, and BMO all were doing perfectly fine while the American counterparts weren't (Canadians have anti-leverage legislation), then what else can I really say? Mind you, I do think the American Banks owe Obama big time.
Translation: "Capitalism sucks but I can't say that upfront because everyone will think I'm the S word!"
It was Bush that bailed out the banks, just saying.
As he said, "We need to redefine capitalism." Translation: "Capitalism sucks but I can't say that upfront because everyone will think I'm the S word!"