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Eric Hovde: “The cost of capital input should have been at a vastly…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 13:17

First of all, if we felt, and there was risk of it, that the whole financial system was going to collapse, then if they were going to provide the type of support and stimulus, be it through TARP or these other programs, The cost of capital input should have been at a vastly higher rate than what they did. And I'd have to go back and show you how cheap the access to capital, the 6% return that the investment banking or the big banks got on TARP money … (13:17–13:25)

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Asserts that the financial support provided during the crisis should have been at a higher cost.

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