http://www.grpundit.com/2008/10/02/where-does-the-700-billion-bailout-size-come-from/ Politics | Economics | Society | Grand Rapids, Michigan Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:32:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.grpundit.com/2008/10/02/where-does-the-700-billion-bailout-size-come-from/#comment-310 Pigs Feeding at the Trough of Government Largesse | Grand Rapids Pundit Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:18:35 +0000 http://www.grpundit.com/?p=197#comment-310 [...] we were told that if the Federal Government didn’t spend $700 billion (a figure pulled out of thin air) to buy “toxic assets” from failing banks, that the world would end. Then, this week, [...] [...] we were told that if the Federal Government didn’t spend $700 billion (a figure pulled out of thin air) to buy “toxic assets” from failing banks, that the world would end. Then, this week, [...]

]]> http://www.grpundit.com/2008/10/02/where-does-the-700-billion-bailout-size-come-from/#comment-119 Rollnggrnade Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:09:45 +0000 http://www.grpundit.com/?p=197#comment-119 When I read that last week I nearly spit up my coffee on my keyboard. When I read that last week I nearly spit up my coffee on my keyboard.

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