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'''John Paulson''' (A native of Queens, born in 1955), a [[Harvard]] MBA, is an American businessman and fund operator. He is the founder and president of Paulson & Co. [[Forbes]] magazine estimated his personal wealth at $12 billion.
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At the center of the transactions described in the government's fraud case against Goldman, Sachs & Co. is New York hedge fund operator John Paulson, whose firm made $15 billion in 2007 by betting that Americans would default on their home loans in droves... Ultimately, though, the biggest beneficiary of the transactions was Paulson & Co. <ref> [http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/17/business/la-fi-goldman-paulson17-2010apr17 Hedge fund operator John Paulson a key player in SEC case against Goldman Sachs] </ref>
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'' "Everybody ought to be rich."'' John J. Raskob
== See also ==
*[[Great Depression]]
*[[Ben Bernanke]]
*[[Alan Greenspan]]
*[[Financial Crisis of 2008]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.cnbc.com/id/36599539/Who_is_John_Paulson Who is John Paulson?]
*[http://baselinescenario.com/2010/04/18/john-paulson-needs-a-good-lawyer/ John Paulson Needs A Good Lawyer] by Simon Johnson.
*[http://www.chartingstocks.net/2009/02/great-depression-quotes-1929-vs-2008-have-we-learned-anything/ Great Depression Quotes 1929 vs 2008: Have We Learned Anything?]
*[http://www.nndb.com/people/197/000058023/ John J. Raskob]
== References ==
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[[Category:Economics]]
<blockquote>
At the center of the transactions described in the government's fraud case against Goldman, Sachs & Co. is New York hedge fund operator John Paulson, whose firm made $15 billion in 2007 by betting that Americans would default on their home loans in droves... Ultimately, though, the biggest beneficiary of the transactions was Paulson & Co. <ref> [http://articles.latimes.com/2010/apr/17/business/la-fi-goldman-paulson17-2010apr17 Hedge fund operator John Paulson a key player in SEC case against Goldman Sachs] </ref>
</blockquote>
'' "Everybody ought to be rich."'' John J. Raskob
== See also ==
*[[Great Depression]]
*[[Ben Bernanke]]
*[[Alan Greenspan]]
*[[Financial Crisis of 2008]]
== External links ==
*[http://www.cnbc.com/id/36599539/Who_is_John_Paulson Who is John Paulson?]
*[http://baselinescenario.com/2010/04/18/john-paulson-needs-a-good-lawyer/ John Paulson Needs A Good Lawyer] by Simon Johnson.
*[http://www.chartingstocks.net/2009/02/great-depression-quotes-1929-vs-2008-have-we-learned-anything/ Great Depression Quotes 1929 vs 2008: Have We Learned Anything?]
*[http://www.nndb.com/people/197/000058023/ John J. Raskob]
== References ==
<references/>
[[Category:Economics]]