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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:00 AM

Henry Paulson has a brand-new plan

Forget about those "toxic" assets the government was going to buy. Today's agenda: Saving the consumer finance industry.

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  • Wednesday, November 12, 2008 02:46 PM

    No student loans aren't useful for the most part

    We don't need all those millions of backwards hat wearing losers taking up space in colleges EXCEPT as a form of subsidizing the people who do need to be there. Cutting student loans by 75% minimum is a good start. It's the only way to control the endless spiral of price increases.

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