Bernanke's bailout for Wall Street puts taxpayers at risk

Bailout Ben means well. He argues that saving banks is critical to the health of the broader economy, and he is using every tool at his command to prevent the credit markets from collapsing.

But so far, the Fed's actions have provided only short-lived boosts to Wall Street.

Ordinary folks haven't gotten much help at all, and may end up getting hurt. In addition to the risk that taxpayers could get stuck picking up the tab for Wall ... Full Story »

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Gary Clark
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by Gary Clark - Oct. 1, 2008

The rhetoric is inflammatory, aimed at short-term Federal Reserve actions, with a recap of recent events surrounding Bear Stearns' takeover by JPMorgan. I find the analysis sensible, with yet another "bubble" sending exorbitant profits to the top, then when it bursts, come yells of "bailout or we'll take you down to Hooverville". The article is limited in scope. What could be a serious meltdown of our, and possibly the global, economy deserves in depth treatment. The developments since about 2000 have put investments on a global scale, with woefully inadequate controls and regulation. This has created fear of all investments, since even AAA rated bonds could be worthless paper, and no investment firm knows how much of their bundled securities are fraudulent.

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