Perspectives on the Financial Crisis with Mike Flynn, Veronique de Rugy, Tim Cavanaugh, and Len Gilroy

At Reason Goes Hollywood, our 40th anniversary bash held November 14-15 in Los Angeles, no topic generated more heat than the financial crisis and the government's seemingly endless (and endlessly revised) bailout plans.

In this hour-long panel, Reason's director of government affairs Mike Flynn leads a wide-ranging and intense discussion about just how bad the bailouts will be in the short- and long-terms-and whether the worsening economy might actually make some limited-government reforms more possible than not. Joining Flynn are Mercatus Center economist and Reason columnist Veronique de Rugy, former Los Angeles Times online editor and Reason contributing editor Tim Cavanaugh, and Reason Foundation director of government reform Len Gilroy.

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Comments

[the innominate one]

Why is Tim no longer a member of the fourth estate?

[Gabe]

So Goldman needs 700 billion so the Taxpayer gives them 700 billion and pays for it by selling off the roads and water utilities. The people have already paid for it with gas tax money and utility bills...and now Goldman is going to charge joe sixpack to drive around on his road and jdouble the water utility bill? Ya I can see why your career is taking off Len.

[Ben Dover]

That's IT??? What a waste of time.

[The Wine Commonsewer]

GWB, genocidal maniac?

I'll go with maniac, or idiot, or spendthrift. No genocidal, though.

A glass of red for the French Lass as well!