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On $700 billion:
"It's not based on any particular data point," a Treasury spokeswoman told Forbes.com Tuesday. "We just wanted to choose a really large number."- Forbes
SLCScott 74p · 859 weeks ago
Oh, wait, that's already happened. :)
Vicki 51p · 859 weeks ago
tmess2 70p · 859 weeks ago
On the one hand, picking out a large number helps shore up the confidence of the market. On the other hand, the large number helps generate opposition to the proposal based on the price tag.
Right now, the question is who does this country have less confidence in -- the economy, the President, Wall Street, or the House Republicans?