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Let's see if Ex cares about some facts; he said according to what he has read, he hasn't seen that banks have paid back TARP. A 2 minute internet search provided the answer:

According to the AP, $247 billlion of TARP funds have been given to more than 700 banks. Of that $162 billion has been repaid and $11 billion has been paid in interest and dividends. Of the top six banks, only Citibank (which the government now owns) still owes (they borrowed $45 billion and have repaid $20 billion).

FYI, $70 billion went to AIG; $66 billion to the auto companies and are not expected to be fully repaid.