tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3200414999233513824..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: They Are Getting Ready To Divvy Up The Lucre: US Summons Only Super Elite Bankers To A MeetingRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16135909340340373152008-10-15T07:45:00.000-04:002008-10-15T07:45:00.000-04:00You do not need to do the math, Kashkari will do i...You do not need to do the math, Kashkari will do it for you. <BR/><BR/>"He said more than 100 companies had submitted bids to become one of the five to 10 firms that will operate the program to buy and manage the bad assets from financial firms."<BR/><BR/>Steve, my math says that means 90 to 95% are going to be on the menu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-49676279957561336162008-10-14T03:38:00.000-04:002008-10-14T03:38:00.000-04:00Aren't your 'how to get a flat stomach' adverts un...Aren't your 'how to get a flat stomach' adverts unnecessary? After all, in the coming downturn, we're all going to get thinner. Well, the 80% of us on the menu, that is.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964690628169966854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-89396674128140799382008-10-13T18:45:00.000-04:002008-10-13T18:45:00.000-04:00Bob,$700 billion divided by, at most, 8 is a very ...Bob,<BR/><BR/>$700 billion divided by, at most, 8 is a very big number. You would really have to like math to figure it out.<BR/><BR/>And given the way Paulson likes to dance when he explains what he is doing, you would have to listen very carefully to get all the elements of the equation, and then listen to Kashkari to fill in what is really going on. <BR/><BR/>Therefore, Bob, just keep it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-76109762203831478462008-10-13T18:05:00.000-04:002008-10-13T18:05:00.000-04:00We Austrian economists don't like math. Does that...We Austrian economists don't like math. Does that work out to a lot per banker?Bob Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001108408649311528noreply@blogger.com