What the Europeans really think about America's regulatory blunders
"Having amassed an estimated fortune of 0 million as chairman of Goldman Sachs, Paulson symbolizes the close collaboration of the US government with Wall Street. On a popular talk show, Oscar Lafontaine made this provocative comparison: To put a former Goldman Sachs chairman in charge of the US Treasury (and the US rescue operation to combat the financial crisis) is like putting a drug baron in office to fight the war on drugs."
to read Klaus C. Engelen's article published in the fall of 2008, visit
http://www.international-economy.com/TIE_F08_Engelen.pdf
Original: Barely Contained Outrage: What the Europeans Really Think