Bailout : Paulson Could Easily Throw in a Few Hundred Million of His Own Bucks
After all, Goldman Sachs left him in pretty good shape
By Duncan Echelson / The Rag Blog / September 23, 2008
When he left Goldman Sachs after more than three decades to join the administration, Paulson's net worth was estimated at more than $700 million. He owned 3.23 million shares of Goldman Sachs stock, which was valued at the time at around $480 million.
See Paulson wins praise for handling crisis / USA Today / March 17, 2008
With that kind of money, I figure Paulson wouldn't mind pitching in $600 million to the bailout. He won't suffer too much with only $100 million in his accounts.
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