$2 Trillion, No Strings Attached
From Bloomberg News:
"The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral.$2 trillion worth of your money doled out to the nation's largest corporations with absolutely no transparency. What could go wrong?Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in September they would comply with congressional demands for transparency in a $700 billion bailout of the banking system. Two months later, as the Fed lends far more than that in separate rescue programs that didn't require approval by Congress, Americans have no idea where their money is going or what securities the banks are pledging in return. "
Maybe we should give Bush a third term as king just to keep us safe?
Comments
The Fed is transparent in that it is subject to the oversight of
Congress. Is twice a year not fast enough? The intent of Congress in
shaping the Federal Reserve Act was to keep politics out of monetary
policy. Legislation requires that the Federal Reserve reports annually
on its activities to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Posted by: Jason | November 10, 2008 08:16 PM
I worry it all went to that Nigerian Prince I keep getting emails about.
Posted by: Cris Cohen | November 10, 2008 10:00 PM
"The Fed is transparent in that it is subject to the oversight of
Congress."
Oh, that makes me feel MUCH better.
Posted by: Karl | November 11, 2008 12:47 PM