Chez MRhé: Government, Geithner screw taxpayers in AIG bailout

Monday, November 23, 2009

Government, Geithner screw taxpayers in AIG bailout

Disgraced ex-governor-turned-columnist Eliot Spitzer over at Slate talks about the report issued by Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky concerning why AIG's counterparties were paid 100 cents . . . more

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