Description: Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner says the banking industry is like ‘the power grid’ and that the economic recovery from the financial crisis is ‘moderate.’

Source: CNNMoney.com – video report

Date: May 15, 2014

Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2014/05/15/n-tim-geithner-financial-crisis-economic-recovery-criticism.cnnmoney/index.html

Questions for Discussions:

• Summarize the explanations provided by Tim Geithner for the way he handled the financial crisis.
• Do you think his explanation makes sense?
• Do you think his actions are the reason for the slow economic recovery?