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C'est officiel. Le trésor US, selon lui-même, est, disons le franchement, un bordel. Le procureur Neil M. Barofsky, "Special Inspector General" auprès du Trésor US, fonctionnaire proposé par Bush et confirmé par le Sénat dont la mission est de contrôler et vérifier l'éxécution du programme de sauvetage du secteur financier vient de publier son rapport. Selon le Washington Post,

The 247-page report by the special inspector general criticizes the Treasury Department for failing to adequately oversee the bailout program, which now includes 12 programs that could involve nearly $3 trillion in public and private funds. As of last month, $590.4 billion had already been spent from the $700 billion fund allocated to Treasury by Congress, the report found. The inspector general noted that the bailout office's compliance division has only about 10 employees to oversee 500 financial firms. "The current resource commitment for this vitally important function appears plainly inadequate," the report concludes. The report also says the department has not hired a firm to manage the assets acquired from bailed-out companies nor developed an investment strategy. Barofsky's report raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest and money laundering in the program to buy toxic assets, and renewed his call for the administration to require bailout recipients to report on their use of taxpayer funds.

Il faut se pincer pour réaliser l'énormité du vide démocratique dans le monde d'aujourd'hui: 3000 milliards de dollars jetés en pâture à Wall Street, avec quartier libre.