New at Reason: Jacob Sullum on the Bailout and the Perils of Bipartisanship

October 1, 2008

As Senior Editor Jacob Sullum writes, neither Barack Obama nor John McCain have said that it's dangerous to rescue Wall Street firms from their own mistakes instead of letting the market punish them, or that it's unfair to make taxpayers pick up the tab. Instead, both major party candidates have thrown their weight behind the bailout. So much for the alleged benefits of bipartisanship.

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