There's a reason he refuses to accept repayment of TARP money.
The government wants to control the banks, just as it now controls GM
and Chrysler, and will surely control the health industry in the not-
too-distant future. Keeping them TARP-stuffed is the key to control.
And for this intensely political president, mere influence is not
enough. The White House wants to tell 'em what to do. Control. Direct.
Command.
[...]
After 35 years in America, I never thought I would see this. I still
can't quite believe we will sit by as this crisis is used to hand
control of our economy over to government. But here we are, on the
brink. Clearly, I have been naive.
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