> 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, d

> 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).