Sorosoros

    The main legislative intent of the U.S. Congress in passing the $700 billion “bailout” bill on October 3, 2008 was to have the Secretary Treasurer set up of a troubled asset relief program to purchase and quarantine so-called toxic assets of private companies in a government-created asset management company, somewhat similar to the Resolution Trust Corporation that had been partially successful in disposing of troubled real estate assets taken over from liquidated savings-and-loan companies in the 80s: “The Secretary is authorized to establish the Troubled Asset Relief Program (or ‘‘TARP’’) to purchase, and to make and fund commitments to purchase, troubled assets from any financial institution, on such terms and conditions as are determined by the Secretary, and in accordance with this Act and the policies and procedures developed and published by the Secretary.” The general purpose of the Act was so broadly written that it did not preclude any other course of action; the Secretar