All Posts Tagged With: "CRA"

Can the Feds Save the Housing Market?

Government Solutions Will Only Make Matters Worse

1Jun2008 | Robert P. Murphy | 6 comments | Continued

The Myth of the Independent Fed

Dr. DiLorenzo is a professor of economics at Loyola College in Maryland.
Ever since its founding in 1913, the Fed has described itself as an independent agency operated by selfless public servants striving to fine-tune the economy through monetary policy. In reality, however, a non-political governmental institution is as likely as a barking cat. Yet, the [...]

1Apr1997 | Thomas J. DiLorenzo | 3 comments | Continued

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