Comments on: TARP: Will This Crony Capitalist Slush Fund Ever Die?

By: Morning Bell: The President’s Permanent Political Slush Fund | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:40:13 +0000

[...] dime they are owed. But TARP has long since devolved from a one-time emergency action into a crony-capitalist political slush fund. TARP will lose money. But those losses will come almost entirely from the bailouts of union-backed [...]

By: Wanted Community Organizers No Experience Needed « Socialism is not the Answer

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:02:37 +0000

[...] the Fed turns the dollar into monopoly money. The TARP rip-off has turned into an inexhaustible slush fund of crony capitalist corruption, the stimulus bill isn’t stimulating and the uncertainty of future [...]

By: Tim Az

Tim Az — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:18:37 +0000

The slush fund will die after one of the two scenarios happen. Under the first scenario the dollar is rendered worthless and then abandoned along with our freedoms. Under the second scenario congress is made relevant once again over the next two elections and is able to control the purse strings to the satisfaction of their constituents. I don't see any other way.

By: Mark in WV

Mark in WV — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:49:15 +0000

I'm not an economist, but, uh, we're in debt, so, uh, thus, why is Washington debating about money we don't have?

Cancel the damn thing!

By: Joe in SC

Joe in SC — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:39:32 +0000

Talk is cheap. Actions are costly. Has anyone added up the Bribes in these so called "stimulus packages"? I am referring to all the earmarks ( embezzling of public funds) that are intended to buy votes? How much more effective and less costly would the stimulus be without the bribes? We need the power of recall petitions and term limits!

By: Punkindrublic, Orang

Punkindrublic, Orang — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:37:39 +0000

H.L. Menken wrote: "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."

Now, WHY in the world would that fave just pop into my head today? Could it possibly be anything to do with an Executive that just keeps popping open the seven seals of the apocolypse like Chinese cookies? I believe we're up to seal #3 today…

By: Tom, St Louis

Tom, St Louis — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:56:38 +0000

Use it to pay off the national debt? We'd be lucky to put a small dent in just the interest payments on that, and now I'm reading they plan to increase the debt limit again. It's going to take a generation and huge tax increases just to pay off the current budget deficit!

By: Bobbie Jay

Bobbie Jay — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:41:05 +0000

Darn right, Louis! It just occurred to me what "tarp" is coded for…TRAP! What relevance does the term "tarp" have in GOVERNMENT!?

By: Louis L Cesar F LEVY

Louis L Cesar F LEVY — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:29:21 +0000

Tarp, Stimulus, Cophenhagen, all pursue the same thing. Spend to destroy! mandates the Woman.It's not good in her eyes to change what works.

Patriots be Ready for what it takes to Turn all this Mess Around and have the Country back. It's gone for long,gone so long…

By: Jerry from Chicago

Jerry from Chicago — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:48:24 +0000

Any and all unused TARP and/or Stimulus money that has not been spent should be used to pay off our national debt.

Leaving any of those unused funds lay around for any length of time is like leaving the dinner meat loaf at the edge of the dinner table, where the dog can reach it. The second you're not looking, the dog will gobble it up. He can't help it, it's just a dog's nature. The same is true of Congress; it's their nature.