When Zombie Banks Walked the Earth 0
and sucked the blood of the polity. Citibank puts its bailout funds to use. From TPMMuckraker:
Obama has been talking about overhauling student loans since at least 2007, echoing GAO estimates that banks had been taking in $15 million a day peddling and securitizing private student loans without taking on any risk, since student loans are guaranteed by the government and cannot even be discharged in a bankruptcy. The “most controversial” aspect of his proposed legislation, according to the New York Times, would cut out the proverbial middleman so all students could borrow directly from the government. Any “controversy,” of course, is likely to be fomented by the banks that make money off the arrangement.
Guess being skimming student loans is easier than honest work.
