With the Paulson plan, the taxpayer ends up owning toxic assets of questionable value.

NPR: Was The Bailout Bill A Good Idea?

On the one hand, this split separates the toxic assets, whose value is very uncertain, in an institution that has no insured or guaranteed liabilities and poses no systemic risk.

WSJ: Banks Need Fewer Carrots and More Sticks

As the financial system has stabilized, the value of many so-called toxic assets has increased--the Treasury and Fed long contended that the securities were undervalued.

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