As a newly minted presidential adviser setting up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Warren was invited to lunch by Treasury Secretary Geithner. First, he presented her with a cop鈥檚 hat. 鈥淧erfect!鈥� she writes.
Then on the ride to the restaurant, she noticed that Geithner wasn鈥檛 wearing a seat belt. 鈥淟ike a bossy third-grade teacher, I looked at him and said, 鈥楶ut on your seat belt, Mr. Secretary.鈥� 鈥�
鈥淟ike a naughty kid, he looked back and said, 鈥業 don鈥檛 have to.鈥� 鈥� They were being driven in a government SUV with armed security, and Geithner assured her they were safe. She remained unconvinced.
During their lunch, 鈥渕ore than once, he said he was surprised that I believed so strongly in markets,鈥� she writes. 鈥淢ore than once, I emphasized that markets are great 鈥� but only if there really is a level playing field where both sellers and their customers understand the terms of the deal.鈥�
鈥淥n the drive back to the office,鈥� she continues, 鈥淪ecretary Geithner put on his seat belt.鈥�
