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Barney Frank Wants TARP Profits Spent on Low Income Housing
Stock Market News/The Lid ^ | 7/1/09 | The Lid

Posted on 07/01/2009 3:48:18 PM PDT by Shellybenoit

Leave it to Barney. The man who helped create the banking crisis has figured out what to do with the income the treasury gets from the banks helped by TARP. The profits generated when the banks return the money with interest. Any Congressman with an iota of fiduciary responsibility would call for the returned TARP funds and income to be used to pay down the federal deficit. Of course we are talking about Barney Frank, he can't even pronounce fiduciary responsibility, he would never think of practicing it.

The Massachusetts money-grabber plans on using the TARP funds to provide to provide rental housing for low-income families. And the fun part is he wants to do it "under the table." He has covertly introduced the legislation, because why ask the tax payers what they want?

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: bailout; barneyfrank; federaldeficit; tarp

1 posted on 07/01/2009 3:48:19 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
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To: Shellybenoit

Wow, I want to be poor so I can get some of this money.


2 posted on 07/01/2009 3:50:03 PM PDT by rovenstinez
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To: Shellybenoit

What’s the western rationalist’s version of a fatwah?


3 posted on 07/01/2009 3:54:11 PM PDT by Costumed Vigilante (Congress: When a handful of evil morons just isn't enough)
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To: Costumed Vigilante

In Texas, it would be something akin to “Git a rope!”.


4 posted on 07/01/2009 3:59:01 PM PDT by willgolfforfood
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To: Shellybenoit

goes on and on and on


5 posted on 07/01/2009 4:25:54 PM PDT by malia
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To: Shellybenoit

Yep, housing for his low-income escorts...


6 posted on 07/01/2009 4:37:35 PM PDT by citizencon
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To: Shellybenoit
The Massachusetts money-grabber plans on using the TARP funds..

Grabbing money is apparently not the only talent in his grab bag of tricks. Peeyew Barney, you smell like dookie.

7 posted on 07/01/2009 5:11:39 PM PDT by RoadKingSE (How do you know that the light at the end of the tunnel isn't a muzzle flash ?)
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To: Shellybenoit
The Massachusetts money-grabber plans on using the TARP funds to provide to provide rental housing for low-income families.

That's going to be everyone if this change keeps going.

8 posted on 07/02/2009 3:21:50 PM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Hey Nancy, how many jobs have been lost since you and the Democrats took Congress?)
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