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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= 2008 Bailouts to Cost More Than All Others Combined Assuming the administration’s $700-billion scheme is approved, the total price tag for bailouts this year—including Bear Stearns, AIG and Freddie and Fannie—will be roughly three times greater than all other U.S. bailouts ever. Because $1.015 trillion is a hard figure to wrap one’s head around, <a href="http://www.propublica.org/special/government-bailouts" title="ProPublica">ProPublica</a> puts the numbers in perspective. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080924_2008_bailouts_to_cost_more_than_all_others_combined/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080924_2008_bailouts_to_cost_more_than_all_others_combined/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= 2008 Bailouts to Cost More Than All Others Combined Assuming the administration’s $700-billion scheme is approved, the total price tag for bailouts this year—including Bear Stearns, AIG and Freddie and Fannie—will be roughly three times greater than all other U.S. bailouts ever. Because $1.015 trillion is a hard figure to wrap one’s head around, <a href="http://www.propublica.org/special/government-bailouts" title="ProPublica">ProPublica</a> puts the numbers in perspective. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080924_2008_bailouts_to_cost_more_than_all_others_combined/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080924_2008_bailouts_to_cost_more_than_all_others_combined/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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