When did 2008 begin? Was it Oct. 14, when the federal government spent the first dollar of taxpayer money to buy into private banks, effectively changing the principles of the U.S. economy? Was it Sept. 21, when Treasury secretary Hank M. Paulson Jr. gave Congress a three-page plea for $700 billi... -
'08: Our Date With Disaster
When did 2008 begin? Was it Oct. 14, when the federal government spent the first dollar of taxpayer money to buy into private banks, effectively changing the principles of the U.S. economy? Was it Sept. 21, when Treasury secretary Hank M. Paulson Jr. gave Congress a three-page plea for $700 billi...-
By Frank Ahrens