2008: Did you agree with the $85-billion bailout from the Federal Reserve towards AIG

[Contrarian]

2008: Did you agree with the $85-billion bailout from the Federal Reserve towards AIG?

Was the correct choice made? If the choice was not made, it could have been a way bigger disaster, said the US Secretary of Treasury at the time, Paulson.

Full Documentary: 

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[Rebound]

Here is my recollection from the time:

Congressman to Witness from Federal Reserve: "Who is being made whole from this money?"

Response: "Mumble, Mumble"

Congressman: "We will enter executive session."

No joke, that's what happened. Who got their $80 billion back? Saudi Arabia? China? A bunch of 401K funds?

[Contrarian]

1 hour ago, Rebound said:

Here is my recollection from the time:

Congressman to Witness from Federal Reserve: "Who is being made whole from this money?"

Response: "Mumble, Mumble"

Congressman: "We will enter executive session."

No joke, that's what happened. Who got their $80 billion back? Saudi Arabia? China? A bunch of 401K funds?

A take from Ron Paul.

It showed up on my recommendations after that documentary:

Edited February 28 by Contrarian
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