1. Ben Bernanke

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 1:00 pm

BernankeAs the head of the Federal Reserve, Bernanke is perhaps the most central figure in the fight to stabilize the nation’s financial system. He has drawn widespread criticism from both the left and right for overstepping the bounds of government involvement in the financial system and failing to foresee and prevent the financial meltdown in the first place.

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Rick Straight Talk
Comment posted January 21, 2010 @ 11:00 am

It is the law of unintended consequences. Anything the government does in a big way will do exactly the opposite. Mortgage stabilization–Fredie Mac and Fanny Mae—how did that work?


Rick Straight Talk
Comment posted January 21, 2010 @ 4:00 pm

It is the law of unintended consequences. Anything the government does in a big way will do exactly the opposite. Mortgage stabilization–Fredie Mac and Fanny Mae—how did that work?


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