THE GREATER DEPRESSION CHRONICLES: Quote of the Week

Not a happy camper...
Not a happy camper...

"...Yesterday, after it was reported that AIG lost $62 billion last quarter, an estimated $460,000 per minute, the federal government offered AIG yet another check. Small businesses across the country, who played by the rules, paid their bills on time, can't get a line of credit, while AIG seems to have an open spigot for taxpayer money." - Senator Ron Wyden (D) Oregon, grilling Federal Reserve Chairman Ben "Moneybags" Bernanke on March 3, 2009

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