Shut it down - shut the government down

It wasn't just a stock speculation bubble bursting. You seem to be missing that the unemployment rate was 25%. 1 in 4 people were out of work. The whole economy imploded.

Edit: I see this is an old convo and @adoo already schooled you.

 

I think one of the things to clean up in Congress is their ability to put
unrelated **** into a bill

Rocket River

 

That was largely fallout from the stock speculation bubble bursting and the subsequent overreaction.