Guaranteeing

International best practice would suggest that in Guaranteeing their debt (sort of) and being their main shareholder (sort of) the US Govt controls Fannie & Freddie and so should consolidate the onto its balance sheet.

Wonk Room » Wall Street Journal Wants To Add $5 Trillion To The Federal Debt With Nonsensical Accounting 2009

Guaranteeing benefit levels for private-account holders creates a huge contingent liability for the federal government.

Gingrich Touts Private Plans Patrick O'Connor 2011

Guaranteeing a good deal instead of a raw deal with our health insurance - that's what the ACA does.

Ethan Rome: Mother's Truth Inadmissible at Republican Show Trial Ethan Rome 2011

Guaranteeing a good deal instead of a raw deal with our health insurance - that's what the ACA does.

Ethan Rome: Mother's Truth Inadmissible at Republican Show Trial Ethan Rome 2011

Guaranteeing Payment Some sites that link up contractors with clients, like oDesk, Elance Inc. and Zintro Inc., also help ensure bills get paid promptly.

The Battle Against Slow Payers William M. Bulkeley 2011

Guaranteeing bank liabilities could put governments on the hook for hundreds of billions of euros in additional debt, at a time when the weakest governments are clearly in no shape to take on more financial obligations.

EU Governments Reject Guarantees for Bank Funding Matthew Dalton 2011

Guaranteeing debts gives obvious incentives to gamble at taxpayer expense, so we try to limit risks with regulation.

The Fed's Mission Impossible John H. Cochrane 2011

Guaranteeing a market for electricity in this way would address a key concern of nuclear-energy developers.

Obama's Steady State on Energy Liam Denning 2011

Guaranteeing one "fair wage" for city employees and not for anybody else adds insult to injury since the low-wage earners in the private sector are often employed doing work that is of a higher caliber than that of an usher, parking attendant or ticket vendor, are paid less and - from their less-than - "fair wage" income is taken the money to boost the salaries of city employees.

Paulson's hot dog vendors to get a raise (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Guaranteeing 4-6M (a specific number should be determined before putting this out, so there is a concrete number) provides security that no incentives, whether trickling up or trickling down, can do.

Paul Abrams: October Surprise: Two Ads That Could Turn the Mid-Terms on its Head Paul Abrams 2010