The Subprime Meltdown, Five Years On

Five years ago, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, collapsing the house of cards known as Wall Street. But after a bailout by American taxpayers, Wall Street has completely recovered. The American people? Not so much.

Here are a few shocking, infuriating, damming statistics from advocacy organization Public Citizen:

The crash cost the U.S. economy $22 trillion, meaning that every American got