Comments on: Mythical Budget Savings from Cutting TARP

By: Blondell Olnick

Blondell Olnick — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:54:11 +0000

Super contribution! I just fully liked your blog post – well-defined and to the point, just what my partner and i like

By: Expect a Budget Battle over TARP and Jobs | Reaction Radio

Expect a Budget Battle over TARP and Jobs | Reaction Radio — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:03:45 +0000

[...] 2847, the Jobs for Main Street Act–would cut TARP authority by $150 billion. For reasons I’ve discussed before, the Congressional Budget Office scores that cut as generating $75 billion in net budget [...]

By: Senate, House on a Collision Course Over TARP and Jobs

Senate, House on a Collision Course Over TARP and Jobs — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:44:44 +0000

By: The Coming Budget Battle over TARP and Jobs « Donald Marron

The Coming Budget Battle over TARP and Jobs « Donald Marron — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:34:17 +0000

By: Online Savings Accounts

Online Savings Accounts — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:09:59 +0000

Very intelligent well written article. You must have put a fair amount of research in writing this.

By: Another Problem with Redirecting TARP Money | Reaction Radio

Another Problem with Redirecting TARP Money | Reaction Radio — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:04:01 +0000

[...] week I noted two challenges that Congress will face if it wants to use unused TARP money to “pay for” new spending efforts. The first is that each dollar of redirected TARP [...]

By: Another Issue With Redirecting TARP Money « Donald Marron

Another Issue With Redirecting TARP Money « Donald Marron — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:56:53 +0000

[...] 14, 2009 by Donald Marron Last week I noted two challenges that Congress will face if it wants to use unused TARP money to “pay for” new spending efforts. The first is that each dollar of redirected TARP [...]

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:15:37 +0000

I think sticking with their baseline makes a lot of sense, so long as they provide, as they did here, a note of explanation. Though I would prefer if the language used was a bit more forward.

By: TARP: Tricky Accounting Reserve Program

TARP: Tricky Accounting Reserve Program — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:11:03 +0000

[...] helpfully explained by former CBO director Donald Marron, the mythical savings reflect CBO’s judgment back in March that all of TARP would be used and that the government would see losses of 50 cents [...]