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Re:Regulators systematically ignore evidence that deregulati... by yummyfajitas on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @10:40AM (#3319624)
Huh? The government made a profit on most of the bank bailouts. The main exceptions are AIG (lost $6B) and GM (maybe $5B, but I don't understand the GM bailout so well).

The losses on Fannie/Freddie are estimated to be in the range of $100-200B, depending on what house prices do.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020368750457700...

If Fannie/Freddie lost less money relative to their size (citation?), it's only because the denominator is so large.

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Re:Regulators systematically ignore evidence that deregulati... by onemoreact on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @11:26AM (#3319779)
Your confusing the size of the bailouts with the size of their losses.
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