Emergency Planning
Tags: EDITORIALS; BAILOUTS (Finance); UNITED States. Dept. of the Treasury; BANK loans; RECAPITALIZATION; FINANCIAL crises; PAULSON, Henry M., 1946-
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- The panic of Paulson and our economic no-man's land. Samuelson, Robert J. // Fort Worth Business Press;9/29/2008, Vol. 20 Issue 38, p30
The author reflects on the $700 billion government bailout plan proposed by U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson. He notes that the bailout proposal by Paulson was a panic reaction to the turmoil of the world financial markets. He cites that Paulson's bailout plan is a smaller government...
- Paulson Provides A Prozac Moment. T. G. // Bank Loan Report;11/17/2008, Vol. 23 Issue 44, p2
The author reflects on the effort of the U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in helping to resolve the economic crisis in the country. He criticizes Paulson when the secretary decided to sell the country's Troubled Assets Relief Program. He relates the move of the secretary when...
- Economic rescue has gotten messy. // Journal of Business (10756124);11/20/2008, Vol. 23 Issue 24, pA8
The author reflects on the ways to improve credit markets in the U.S. He mentions the effort of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to ask the Congress to approve the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. He argues that the government must remain nimble in dealing with the circumstances arising...
- Wall Street Socialism. Rothschild, Matthew // Progressive;Nov2008, Vol. 72 Issue 11, p8
The article offers information about a bailout package, proposed by Henry Paulson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, during the period of financial crises. His plan was essentially to declare himself king of the economy and to funnel $700 billion to his friends who got us into...
- Bailout Wizard. Hightower, Jim // Progressive;Nov2008, Vol. 72 Issue 11, p46
The article comments on the bailout package, proposed by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury, Henry Paulson, in order to deal with the economic crises in the U.S. He got $700 billion from the residents, equating $2,000 per every man, woman, and child in the U.S., so the government...
- A Memorable Term, an Unclear Legacy. Hopkins, Cheyenne // American Banker;12/22/2008, Vol. 173 Issue 245, p1
The article focuses on Henry Paulson's tenure as U.S. Treasury Secretary. It states that Paulson engineered the bailout of several of the largest financial firms in the U.S., spearheaded the government's seizure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and partially nationalized the U.S. banking system....
- Notes from the Editors. // Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine;Nov2008, Vol. 60 Issue 6, preceding p1
The authors discuss the decline of the U.S. economy in 2008. They mention the emergency plan for a $700 billion bailout of financial firms of U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson and the public outrage on the plan. They believe that the plan would not end the crisis and foreign investments...
- What would 'Ev' say? Modic, Stan // T & P: Tooling & Production;Jan/Feb2009, Vol. 75 Issue 1/2, p8
The article presents the author's opinion on the increasing debt in the U.S. The author states that the national debt increases from a trillion dollars to $10 trillion in fiscal 2008. He also discusses how the bailouts started and the proposal of Secretary Henry Paulson for $700 billion bailout...
- Subprime Learning: Positive and Negative Lessons of the Japanese Bubble for Americans. Masaru, Kaneko; DeWit, Andrew // Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus;12/1/2008, Issue 48, p1
The article presents a commentary on the financial crisis of 2008 and what the U.S. can learn from Japan. One of the most disturbing aspects of this credit crunch, according to the author, is its shock to the truly broad economy of global trade. He suggests that the main lesson that can be...
