No. Bob Reich started it in 1993. Unfortunately.
mbs
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> In his book on the S&L disaster, Martin Mayer reproduces the letter
> Alan Greenspan wrote on Keating's behalf, praising him as a fine
> upstanding character. He was reportedly paid $20,000 for the task.
>
> Doug
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Isn't the S&L crisis the origins of the term 'corporate welfare'?
Ian
