Geithner Answers His Critics: Putting Toxic Assets on Uncle Sam’s Balance Sheet Would be Riskier | Talking Points Memo

During his appearance today at the Council on Foreign Relations, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was asked the question on many progressives’ minds: Why does the Obama administration’s bank rescue plan seem to rely on “socializ[ing] risk but keep[ing] profits private?”


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