Goldman Sachs (GS +0.4%) has paid $1.1B to redeem the government's TARP warrants, saying the Treasury's valuation was "full and fair," given the government's support of the financial system.
It is a small price to pay to in rent for an oligopoly franchise in exchange for ever-increasing market power. All the better to enable more "full and fair" bonus payments to their employees.
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