💰 Financial Record

This document is an article or essay (stamped with a House Oversight footer) that draws parallels between Ayn Rand's novel 'Atlas Shrugged' and the US economic crisis of 2008-2009. The author criticizes government bailouts (TARP, auto industry financing) initiated under the Bush administration and continued under the Obama administration, comparing them to the fictional dystopian regulations in Rand's book. It specifically targets Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and mentions the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.