Tracking The Bailout Money Like A Delicious Trail Of Breadcrumbs
If you're like me, you may have a tough time keeping track of all the finite details in the $700 Billion Financial Bailout Package, aka "It's A TARP!".
Don't wait to get called out at a fancy downtown dinner party again thinking Pamrapo Bancorp of Bayonne, NJ is only getting $10 million in the plan. "They're getting $11 million, duh, you idiot."
Luckily, everyone's favorite bastion of journalistic integrity and fancy fonts, the New York Times, assembled this helpful list of all the disbursements.
http://projects.nytimes.com/creditcrisis/recipients/table
So if you're interested check out all the exotic locations like Cleveland, OH, Newark, NJ and White Plains, NY where your tax dollars are going.