About to see can be viewed in entirety by visiting our website booktv. Org and using the search function at the top of the page. First in february of 2015 the American Enterprise institutes peter appeared on our Author Interview program afterwards where he argued that Government Housing policy caused the 2008 financial crisis. Peter, your new book is called hidden in plain sight, what really caused the worlds financial crisis and why it can happen again. You were a member of the Financial Crisis Commission which was investigating the causes to have 07, 08 financial crisis. What did you see that they didnt . I had been locking at the housing system in the United States, doddfrank and well, im sorry, doddfrank and fannie mae for quite a while before i got on the commission. I had a lot of background on what had been happening in the housing sector, so i was looking for the commission to look into what happened with fannie mae and freddie mac and what role they had played in the housing c
Your new book is called living in plain sight what really caused the financial crisis and why it could happen again. You were a member of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission investigating the causes of the 2007 in 2008 financial crisis. You said that only democrats on the committee but the republican appointees what did you see they didnt . Looking at the housing system in the United States with dodd frank and fannie mae and freddie mac for quite a while before i got on the commission so i had a lot of background of what was happening in the housing sector. I was looking for the commission to look into what happened with fannie mae and freddie mac and the role they played in the housing crisis and ultimately the financial crisis and i found the commission was not interested in they would not look at it. s. Host that i was outside i thought, the partisan differences between the republicans and democrats and and am afraid that the republicans felt that they just would not agree with
Hidden in plain sight and why it could happen again. You remember the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission investigating the causes. You decided not only with democrats but the republican appointees. What did you see they didnt . Looking at the housing system and dodd frank im sorry fannie mae and freddie mac for quite a while before i got on the commission. So i have background on what was happening in the housing sector. So i was looking for the commission to look into what happened with fannie mae and freddie mac and the role they played in the housing crisis and ultimately the financial crisis and the commission was not interested in that and they wouldnt look at it to the degree that i tried to interest them. I was just told i was given all kinds of signals that something they would do so i decided i would dissent so the differences with the other republicans came from the fact that my view our responsibility on the commission was to make sure the American People understood what ha
Archives the focus on the 2008 economic recession, trade and finance. All of the programs that youre about to see can be viewed in their entirety by visiting our website, booktv. Org and you can do for the search function at the top of the page. First and february of 2015, the American Enterprise Institute Peter wallace and appears on our Author Interview program afterwards. He argued that government policy caused the 2008 financial crisis. Hidden in plain sight pretty literally caused the world financial crisis and why it could happen again printed you remember the financial crisis. It was investigating the causes and oh seven and oh eight pretty and you said that not only in the democrats on the committee but also from the republicans appointees, what did you see that they did not. Ive been looking at the housing system in the United States printed donna frank ansari, fannie mae and freddie mac. For quite a while before i got in the commission. So i had a lot of background of what is
As a Senior Reporter for investigative reporting reveals program. He has written three previous books before homewreckers and the thing is that what he has done again has initially looking at veterans of the war because of his reporting half a million ella terry veterans face long lines waiting for disability compensation. His journalism has sparked federal legislation and congressional hearings what he does leads our response by a government and maybe we will see the same thing when it comes to homewreckers. A dupont columbia Journalism Award winner. Twice nominated for a National Emmy for pbs news hour. He is really good at what he does. We are fortunate tonight to interview him Dorothy Brown professor vaught Emory University nationally recognized scholar of tax policy and extensively on the race implications. When i called her and talk to her about coming in participating she was excited because she was eager to read his book i said i have one better. You can actually talk to him. S