Thu 2009-07-30 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: TARP Beneficiary Says "Sham" Bailouts Help Speculators

-- Mark Patterson: US Treasury is out of its depth and seems to be trying to put off drastic action by pretending that the banking system is still viable ``Its a sham. The banks are insolvent. The US government is trying to sedate the public...''

Bailouts Help Speculators; naked capitalism; sham; TARP Beneficiary Says.