The crisis -- and Geithner plan -- explained

Q: But at least some economists know how to fix this, right?

A: We think so. We recommend four things: (a) The Federal Reserve should purchase Treasury bonds for cash in as large a quantity as needed to push their prices up as high as possible. For if Treasury bonds are expensive, then investors will likely shift some of their demand to mortgage and corporate bonds, push up their prices somewhat; (b) Even after the Federal Reserve has pushed ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kelly Garrett - Mar 27, 2009 - 10:31 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kelly Garrett - Mar 27, 2009 - 10:37 AM PDT

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by Kelly Garrett - Mar. 28, 2009

A fairly readable description of the credit crisis and how the Geithner plan is intended to help. There's a trade off here between depth and readability, but the article appears to present a reasonable defense of the plan.

It would be nice to see a real Q&A, with people who disagree with the plan (on the left and the right) asking the questions.

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