December 26, 2008 8:08AM 

# The Good News about the Bailouts 

By [David Boaz](https://www.cato.org/people/david-boaz) 

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They mean [more money for Washington, D.C.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/23/AR2008122302425.html?hpid=sec-metro):

> The government’s bailout of the banking and automobile industries is likely to expand the federal bureaucracy, creating jobs that could fill vacancies in office buildings, according to the report by the Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District.

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