In general, nationalisations of failing banks almost always cost more than bailouts, although this is usually because government takeovers tend to occur later in the game and in banks which have more serious problems.
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug Henwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Progressive Economics" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Two perspectives on the bailout of B.S. (Henwood and > Baker) > Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:12:25 -0400 > > > > On Mar 25, 2008, at 8:43 PM, Jon Baranov wrote: > > > Well good point, but can you show me exactly where a > > govt takeover incurs more costs than a bailout? > > > The British gov has assumed the liabilities of NRK. The Fed has created an > SIV with the $30b in BSC junk it's taken on, to be managed by BlackRock. We > don't know who will lose what on these deals yet. > > Doug > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
