On C-SPAN: Neel Kashkari, Interim Asst. Treasury Secretary

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for Financial Stability, talks about government response to financial markets and the steps that are being taken.

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1. Every time I hear his name...

I think Cash & Carry; which seems appropriate.

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3. Me too!

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2. Government Response: They contracted out everything - I mean everything

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5. They sure contracted an awful lot to their cronies

but do not miss the key point that they will also partially nationalize. They will continue spinning that because it does not fit the 'neoliberal' model and apparently only they don't know that is now dead.

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4. The United States of Goldman Sachs

Tell Neil to enjoy it while it lasts.

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6. LOL!

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8. He can spend all of it in 1 month.

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10. especially with his pal, Paulson, at Treasury

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7. Peter Morici is commenting now (WJ).

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9. "I'd like to know why putting another trillion dollars in would

make any difference." (Morici).

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11. Answer: "We'll have much more to spend on our luxury junkets that way while

downsizing businesses for the rank-and-file."

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12. "We need to make sure that Citibank and others get back in the

mortgage business ..."

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14. Morici says Sallie Mae has not gotten the attention it should: if students can't get a

loan they can't enroll.

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13. Morici commenting on Fannie & Freddie now.

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15. Hyperinflation the topic now.

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16. "There goes all the jobs." "There goes all the education." "There goes all the houses!"

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17. Morenci! "Going to now give us 4 years of wholly democratic government."

Woooooohooooooooooooooodamnwho! :bounce: :party: :bounce: :applause: :patriot: