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# Bailout Trillions
- URL: https://oroup.com/blog/2008/12/bailout-trillions/
- Published: 2008-12-02T16:14:15.000Z
- Updated: 2008-12-02T16:14:15.000Z
- Description: Barry Ritholtz calculates the total taxpayer liability of all the accumulated bailout programs at $8.5 trillion dollars. (Not including the $5.2 trillion in Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac mortgages.) US GDP was estimated in 2006 to be $13.13 trillion dollars.…
- Author: Oliver Roup
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-05 22:27

Barry Ritholtz [calculates](http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/calculating-the-total-bailout-costs/?ref=oroup.com) the total taxpayer liability of all the accumulated bailout programs at $8.5 trillion dollars. (Not including the $5.2 trillion in Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac mortgages.) US GDP was estimated in 2006 to be $13.13 trillion dollars. Wow!