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1,121 Words on Bruce’s Post, with footnote

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Social Security: Simple story vs. myth busting

…was considered to be enough of a problem that the President and Congress appointed a 15 person commission known after its chairman as the Greenspan Commission. They studied the issue…

Fannie Mae will need a bailout (prophesy)

…on the dems for the mess in that they wanted “regulation” when the issue was the crap in the portfolio. He quote Greenspan at a subcommittee hearing in 2005: “We…

Strategic interest and defining victory

George Lakoff offers a frame to consider about Iraq and the ME. Greenspan’s revelation and the contracts (PSA oil contracts) need to be discussed openly. The question must be asked,…

Fixed Exchange Rates and China’s Growth

…necessary nor a sufficient condition for low and stable inflation rates. Kudlow was reflecting on Saying Goodbye to Mr. Greenspan by Keith Bradsher: Bradsher also writes that China’s tight peg…

After the Housing Boom: Impact on the Economy

…an increase in foreclosures. FED Chairman Greenspan testified earlier this month that a crisis at either Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could imperil US financial markets. Greenspan said: “Without restrictions…

Watching Oil

The Economist notes some gathering distress over the price of oil. But Greenspan, in a speech last Friday, presented another incarnation of his seemingly boundless optimism. Some highlights from his…

What a Relief!

Phew! I was starting to worry, but Greenspan tells me that it’s all okay: [T]he Federal Reserve chairman said the record level of debt being carried by American households does…