Don A. Rich is an instructor of economics, finance, and political science at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, PA. He also teaches economics, government, and history at Delaware County Community College in Exton, PA. He is a contributor to the Daily Reckoning.
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Fed Bailouts Could Cost Taxpayers $2.5 Trillion
Sep 5th, 2008 | By Don Rich | Category: Politics & EconomicsDom Rich says the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)’s estimates of the taxpayer losses from the bailout of Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) and Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) are implausibly conservative. The real estate bubble of this decade was the biggest of any asset class in history. Rather than the CBO’s $25 billion figure, Dom says the real cost is at least $1.3 trillion, and could be as high as $2.5 trillion. And this doesn’t even account for the inflationary consequences of rescuing Wall Street. The Fed is on a money printing binge session, and anyone holding dollars will be picking up the tab…