2008? 6yrs of the GOP trifecta and what did their economy have to show for it? A financial crisis we hadn't seen the likes of since the S&L days. I watched those TARP congressional hears. The ranting and raving. The propositions that we increase the % of capital requirements that were and are still at historical lows. The response? To raise banking requirements a few% to ensure banks could pay their creditors would be....chilling. I hate that word. So the taxpayers are on the hook for banks risky investments. Still. Nothing has changed, only the names of the people and the names of the stock market games. There's another crash coming for the exact same reasons and the few that have the political will can't compete with their peers that are bought off by campaign donations.