"Bankers angling for a slurp at the U.S. government's bailout trough should be careful what they wish for. Today's freshly minted capital might become tomorrow's debt.
How could that be? It turns out the accounting mandarins are looking to redefine the difference between equity and liabilities on corporate financial statements. And, based on what they've decided so far, there's a chance the government's bailout dough will have to be shown as debt on banks' balance sheets someday. That would make sense, too.
improved liquidity is no substitute for pure, unfettered capital that can be used at a company's discretion. Nor does putting the label ``capital'' on the Treasury's bailout money make it so.Let's call this taxpayer cash what it is -- a bridge loan. It will help. It just won't get the banks very far."
Barack Obama is under pressure to pursue Roosevelt's and Kennedy's presidency patterns - both of which are not the best of role models. In the meantime, the US Government deficit is increasing. The bill has ballooned to nearly US$2 trillion - and this is just the beginning.
How does this ball of wool unwind?
How does this ball of wool unwind?
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