A very good question. Not an easy one to answer.
Many legislators voted against the 700 billion bailout on the basis that it was not the purpose of government. President Bush stated that ordinarily,...
Called The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (or more colloquially the "Bailout Bill"), it provided the Treasury Department with $700B help the United States financial system by purchasing...
From the NY Times: According to the White House, the 2008 federal deficit is projected to be $410 billion, or about 3 percent of gross domestic product. While deficits are rarely positive, this level...
There's no one major judge in the federal courts. The judge with the highest office is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (John Roberts). The other eight Justices are also extremely "major"....