#04 Planet Money: Get Tougher, Please




Planet Money show

Summary: On Tuesday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is expected to unveil the government's latest plan for helping troubled banks. Early reports say it's something of a public/private partnership. Economist Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute says the big problem is that American leaders still are getting tough enough on banks. Plus: A Vermont selectman says his townspeople have been hypnotized by the promise of a stimulus check.