The Economist's Nightmare: No Bailout : Planet Money Scare yourself with this: Economists say a failed Fannie/Freddie it would have meant doomsday.
The Economist's Nightmare: No Bailout
Could it have been worse than this? Um, yes. MPI/Getty Images hide caption
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Adam Davidson sends this audio from a conference of former finance ministers at the University of Virginia. He asked them about the consequences of not bailing out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Let's just say you don't want to look. But you do need to listen (click above or download here).