Total value of the bailout bill: $700 billion.
Net cost to the taxpayer: unknown, but much less than that.
Drop in the value of U.S. stocks today when the bill failed to pass: $1.3 trillion.
Total value of the bailout bill: $700 billion.
Net cost to the taxpayer: unknown, but much less than that.
Drop in the value of U.S. stocks today when the bill failed to pass: $1.3 trillion.