The Paulson-Geithner Era
by tdaxp ~ August 5th, 2009
Two blog posts, one on Goldman Sachs and the other on the new nomenklatura, do a good job of helping us imagine how much harm the Paulson-Geithner era will do to America.
Both Henry Paulson and Tim Geithner belong behind bars. George Bush and Barack Obama were fleeced when they were convinced to nominate these criminals.
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August 5th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
The more power the government has of the lives of people, the more important it becomes to know someone within the system. That is the problem with ever intrusive government. The same can be said of government openness. Corruption only works when the government has something to offer, from getting building permits, exceptions from Cap and Trade rules, to getting out of petty civil rules. Ultimately a duel system springs up; rules for those in the know and those not.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:57 am
ElamBend,
You are absolutely right.
The dual-system is a real drawback to Obama’s adoption of socialism with Chinese characteristics. [1] This is barely being addressed, as it fits neither the narrative of neither political party.
PS: As the depth of Paulson’s collaboration with Goldman Sachs becomes clear [2], the groundwork for a future indictment is being laid [3]…
[1] http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/08/08/obama-the-socialist.html
[2] http://trueslant.com/matttaibbi/2009/08/09/during-crisis-paulson’s-calls-to-goldman-posed-ethics-test-nytimes-com/
[3] http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-cia-interrogate9-2009aug09,0,34626.story
October 15th, 2009 at 10:45 am
[...] of Treasury Secretaries. IN the last few years are Treasury Secretaries have been men like Henry Paulson (who made millions from his friends on Wall Street) on Tim Geithner (whose unaccountable aides, or [...]