You can argue about what constitutes "giving money" vs. loaning money, but in certain cases there has been very little difference. Take the "loans" made availab

You can argue about what constitutes "giving money" vs. loaning money, but in certain cases there has been very little difference. Take the "loans" made available to the top .1% via TALF. Matt Taibbi describes the non-recourse loans handed out the wealthy and well-connected in this piece: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-real-housewives-of-wall-street-look-whos-cashing-in-on-the-bailout-20110411?print=true http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-real-housewive... .