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To: chuck_the_tv_out

That quotation is from The Godfather. I hope I didn’t mislead anyone with it. It’s just meant as a pop culture reference demonstrating extortion.

In this case, th Federal Reserve threatened a 5 year audit if the bank didn’t accept TARP funds.


4 posted on 04/03/2009 2:32:39 PM PDT by careyb
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To: careyb

yeah, it might as well have been “brains or signature”. just awful.


7 posted on 04/03/2009 2:50:23 PM PDT by chuck_the_tv_out (click my name)
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To: careyb

Ah, the Treasurty does business like The Godfather...

like when Michael Corleone went to Vegas and told Moe Green he was there to “make a sizeable investment”.... buy the casino .....


8 posted on 04/03/2009 2:55:58 PM PDT by silverleaf (We live in interesting times: now the entire IRS works for a tax evader)
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