I don't know the answer to that one, but I don't think the NYT does either. So why is it telling readers that the decision not to directly inject capital into banks, instead of overpaying for bad assets, is a "legacy of the longstanding belief that governments should hold equity positions in companies only as a last resort."
--Dean Baker
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