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The Wikipedia article has a list of proposed alternatives.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_Economic_Stabilizati...

Especially I'd like to point out the one proposed by Paul Krugman. Instead of injecting money into the banks, the government invests the money in the banks, diluting the previous shares. After the crisis, the government starts selling their shares, getting at least part of the money back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_banking_rescue




> After the crisis, the government starts selling their shares, getting at least part of the money back.

Wasn't TARP repaid?


> Especially I'd like to point out the one proposed by Paul Krugman. Instead of injecting money into the banks, the government invests the money in the banks, diluting the previous shares. After the crisis, the government starts selling their shares, getting at least part of the money back.

You are basically describing TARP, which is what happened (and netted over $11 billion in returns).


To my (amateur) understanding, that's what they did in Switzerland and it turned out pretty well for the national bank.

Personally I also made some smallish stock investments during that time. I only regret that I didn't invest just a little more... the profit is/was huge.




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