>Everything you say may be true, but we both know that the plural of "anecdote" is not "data".
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>>>Well, a certain firm on Wall Street that just hired my services would beg to differ
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>Some of them also think that the plural of "taxpayer bailout dollars" is "irrelevant", though your kids and grandkids might not agree as they cover the debt forever.

Everyone seems to remember the original TARP expenditure of $700 billion. Although it has been reported in the news, people seem much less likely to know that the final cost after repayments is now estimated at under $50 billion. History will judge the so-called bailout kindly.