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A few (tax) dollars more

13 October 2008 By Lauren Silva

The US government lent $85bn to AIG and demanded the right to own 80% of its stock. Then it promised the insurance giant $38bn more. The rescue structure was supposed to spare taxpayers downside and give them upside. On this scale, it doesn’t work like that.

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