“Perhaps” isn’t a data point - it’s speculation, and is thus irrelevant. The money was recovered at a $15.3 billion profit. If they had included a number and

“Perhaps” isn’t a data point - it’s speculation, and is thus irrelevant. The money was recovered at a $15.3 billion profit. If they had included a number and a reference to the data backing up their guess that “perhaps” it might have been a tiny inflation-adjusted loss, I would have included it. I’m not sure what your point in bringing it up is either. The point is that the bailouts were fully recovered, and that is undisputed. HN loves its pedantry, but there is little value to this particular incarnation of it.