Tuesday, September 9, 2008

CNBC: Treasury "Did Exactly the Right Thing" on Fannie/Freddie

(CNBC.com) Becky Quick: Mr. Buffett, thank you for joining us this morning. I want to get your thoughts on this plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Warren Buffett: Well, I think the Secretary (Paulson) did exactly the right thing. I don't think there was an alternative that was anywhere close to this one in terms of calming the markets, in terms of providing an ongoing function for the two that makes any change less abrupt, the changes that are going to occur with the two companies. So I couldn't, I wouldn't have changed anything in the plan myself.

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