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Cash for Trash
By Paul Krugman
Monday, March 23, 2009
Over the weekend newspapers reported leaked details about the Obama administration’s bank rescue plan, which is to be officially released this week.
If the reports are correct, Tim Geithner, the Treasury secretary, has persuaded President Obama to recycle Bush administration policy — specifically, the “cash for trash” plan proposed, then [...]