Bale-out

What is Bale-out?


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(n. from the same root as 'baleful'):

(1) an expensive and hasty government bailout of an entire industry

(2) a government bailout that creates negative incentives for corporate executives while doing little to resolve an underlying economic crisis

(3) a government bailout that causes more harm than good

Time will tell whether the Troubled Asset Relief Program is a bale-out that hurts the economy over the long-run.

See bailout, government, financial, tarp


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