Reading the comments here shows how confused people are about how the financial system works. Establishing a timeline of major events of the crisis point what this show did is just the beginning Disappointed the story you chose for the meltdown was Paulsons struggle with his ideology This is a story of the failure of capitalism, the failure of government to regulate a small class of rich, powerful players, and defend the interests of the citizenry at large.

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