While many fear Tuesday’s election could launch Barack Obama’s much-talked-about plan to redistribute the wealth, an Oct. 29 report in The Nation suggests that the redistribution has already begun: The swindle of American taxpayers is proceeding more or less in broad daylight, as the unwitting voters are preoccupied with the national election. Treasury Secretary Hank [...]
Paulson Bailout Deal Cheating Taxpayers
November 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
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Treasury Secretary Addresses Crisis in Markets
September 19th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Offering the basis for what might one day become a reality television show, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. delivered “Extreme Makeover: Financial Markets Edition,” the name I apply to the statement he delivered in Washington, D.C., this morning: “Last night, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, SEC Chairman Chris Cox and I had a lengthy [...]
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