Really important people (RIPs): Tim Geithner
Barack Obama, Timothy Geithner and Jack Lew Slate.com Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 Geithner outlasted Summers and Romer, along with three chiefs of staff and two defense secretaries. He became not just the head of a major government agency but a real adviser to the president—part of the inner circle of decision-makers. In his world view, there are inevitably financial and political crises, and the chief mission of the policymaker to put out the fires so people can go on with their lives. Business Insider, Jan 10, 2013 Tim Geithner had an amazing run, and it can be shown in one chart, which shows the pace of jobs recoveries of various financial crisis throughout the globe and history. The chart comes from Oregon economist Josh Lehner , and as you can see, the US has had a remarkable jobs comeback compared to almost every other financial crisis. Despite the weak economy, the red line (the US jobs recovery) has gone faster than just about any other country...