The Long and Troubled History of Uncle Sam's Corporate Rescues—Just Don’t Call Them 'Bailouts'

At some point, likely in the next day or two, the United States Congress will send the biggest economic stimulus bill in American history to the president’s desk—a comprehensive aid package worth $1.8 trillion and a “wartime level of investment in our nation,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in the early hours of Wednesday.