Triipe
All Star
This is the most in depth and non-political take on the events leading up to and after the 2008 Depression, and don't try to call it a recession. There was almost 20% real unemployment at a certain time, don't let em call it a recession cause they didn't feel the pain ...
Goes into the regulatory environment and how the Credit rating agencies they we're giving shyt stocks AAA rating and then avoided fraud by claiming that their rating system "was just their personal opinion, and that stock buyers have to do due diligence"...
There are interview clips from many international banking regulators, Soros has a few segments where he gives background on the issues. This might put some hate in your heart towards Larry Summers and Ben Bernanke but it's all true, sadly.
Lets keep the political talk out of here, and try to focus on the institutions that led to this situation.
Something many forget is that there was a Bailout and a Stimulus, all on top of the FED introducing Quantitative Easing Spending, which injected upwards of 5 trillion dollars into sections of the economy(not on the consumer level) Think more so billions direct to the companies that bet big with the american public's money