Comments on: That feeling you’re being had http://pr.hbblogs.com/2009/03/30/that-feeling-youre-being-had/ keeping it simple Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:28:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: admin http://pr.hbblogs.com/2009/03/30/that-feeling-youre-being-had/#comment-12 admin Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:03:08 +0000 http://pr.hbblogs.com/2009/03/30/that-feeling-youre-being-had/#comment-12 To your first point, I'm pretty sure the estimates that Stephanopoulos's analysts were working with was for money that had already "gone out the door". It's consistent with reports in the news about various healthy institutions, like Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, that want to return their portion of the TARP funds as soon as they can arrange it. But if I'm wrong, and the money was never actually allocated in the first place, I agree that would change the picture. As for the moderation, it's not moderation for censorship - I've simply had a bad experience in the past with getting slammed by robots. But don't worry - once you've had a single comment approved, your future comments will go through without the extra step. As for who I am - I'm Mason Wolf , the guy who runs hbblogs.com. I decided I wanted a new blog focused on issues like this one, <a href="http://hbblogs.com/2009/03/28/bye-bye-press-room/" rel="nofollow">so I remade the defunct "Press Room"</a>. I'm not wedded to the name though. It may change in the coming days. To your first point, I’m pretty sure the estimates that Stephanopoulos’s analysts were working with was for money that had already “gone out the door”. It’s consistent with reports in the news about various healthy institutions, like Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, that want to return their portion of the TARP funds as soon as they can arrange it. But if I’m wrong, and the money was never actually allocated in the first place, I agree that would change the picture.

As for the moderation, it’s not moderation for censorship - I’ve simply had a bad experience in the past with getting slammed by robots. But don’t worry - once you’ve had a single comment approved, your future comments will go through without the extra step.

As for who I am - I’m Mason Wolf , the guy who runs hbblogs.com. I decided I wanted a new blog focused on issues like this one, so I remade the defunct “Press Room”. I’m not wedded to the name though. It may change in the coming days.

]]> By: Lowell http://pr.hbblogs.com/2009/03/30/that-feeling-youre-being-had/#comment-11 Lowell Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:47:12 +0000 http://pr.hbblogs.com/2009/03/30/that-feeling-youre-being-had/#comment-11 Moderation? Already? Moderation? Already?

]]> By: Lowell Fulk http://pr.hbblogs.com/2009/03/30/that-feeling-youre-being-had/#comment-10 Lowell Fulk Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:21:14 +0000 http://pr.hbblogs.com/2009/03/30/that-feeling-youre-being-had/#comment-10 "...about how much money is likely to come back from banks that are strong enough not to need this capital now to get through a recession." Um, could it be that when they say "that are strong enough not to need this capital now" they're referring to the original money allocated which was not needed and therefore still available rather than any return on the original investment which would constitute a payback? And a question, I have to use my name and email address to post here so you've got a pretty good idea who I am, which I don't mind in the least, but who are you?... “…about how much money is likely to come back from banks that are strong enough not to need this capital now to get through a recession.”

Um, could it be that when they say “that are strong enough not to need this capital now” they’re referring to the original money allocated which was not needed and therefore still available rather than any return on the original investment which would constitute a payback?

And a question, I have to use my name and email address to post here so you’ve got a pretty good idea who I am, which I don’t mind in the least, but who are you?…

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