Subscribe to Dollars & Sense magazine. Recent articles related to the financial crisis. Congressman worries that taxpayers are chumpsGreat video of Rep Elija Cummings (D-MD) grilling Neil Kashkari (the guy Paulson has put in charge of handing out the $700 billion bailout). He asks why taxpayers shouldn't feel like "chumps" for handing over endless billions to AIG. HT to Michelle Singletary.Kucinich has a nice line at 8:04 -- "I don't think anyone questions, Mr. Kashkari, that you're working hard. Our question is who you're working for." Labels: AIG, Dennis Kucinich, Elija Cummings, Henry Paulson, Neil Kashkari, Washington Post Please consider donating to Dollars & Sense and/or subscribing to the magazine (both print and e-subscriptions now available!).
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So the Congressmen are shocked, SHOCKED, that the Huge Pile of Money they handed over to Wall Street on one week's notice is being wasted?
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I've got news for you, Congressman Cummings: you guys ARE chumps, and Paulson and his buddies can barely contain their chuckles. I'm starting to think they're all in on it, and hearings like that are just Kabuki theatre. Links to this post: << Home |
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