Posted by David Bernstein: Quote of the Year: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_09_28-2008_10_04.shtml#1222824781
Where did the $700 billion figure come from, a figure that Paulson insisted on when members of Congress suggested that perhaps they could authorize some of the money right away, and then provide more later? "It's not based on any particular data point," a Treasury spokeswoman [1]told Forbes.com Tuesday . "We just wanted to choose a really large number." Why not 12 gazillion? References Visible links 1. http://www.forbes.com/home/2008/09/23/bailout-paulson-congress-biz-beltway-cx_jz_bw_0923bailout.html Hidden links: 2. file://localhost/var/www/powerblogs/volokh/posts/1222824781.html _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
