For taxpayers relief at being repaid should be tempered by the fact that they are still on the hook for these too-big-to-fail firms.

对于纳税人来说，因为收回欠款就如释重负，那还早了一点，因为他们还没有真正从这些“倒不起”银行的圈套中脱身。

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Nobody wants to put taxpayers on the hook for the financial industry's follies; we can all hope that, in the end, a bailout won't be necessary.

没有人想让纳税人为金融产业的荒唐闹剧买单；我们大家也都希望到最后的时刻，拯救计划再也用不着了。

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But any Banks that let quality control slip last year may still be on the hook - and not just due to regulatory action.

但是，任何在去年放松质量控制的投行仍可能面临风险——不止是面临监管行动。

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If the defaults continue to increase, "the taxpayer is going to be on the hook for losses, " he added.

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"Everyone complains about the TSA, but nobody really wants to be on the hook for getting it wrong, " he said.

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Whatever the final number, it looks like BP is going to be on the hook for most of the tab.

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