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Part of the story of 2008-9 was that congress nearly didn't act, with Paulson famously getting down on bended knee to beg Pelosi to whip the necessary votes. Th
by gdubs 8y ago
Part of the story of 2008-9 was that congress nearly didn't act, with Paulson famously getting down on bended knee to beg Pelosi to whip the necessary votes. The government has the capacity to act – but there's no guarantee that they'll make the correct choices in a timely manner.