All Posts Tagged With: "CRA"
Blowing Bubbles: Getting Ready for the Next Bust
Imagine you are a private in the army. Your sergeant orders you to dig a hole. When you finish, the sergeant is horrified to find that you have dug a hole. He dresses you down and then orders you to dig another hole. Insane? Welcome to today’s world of American banking. Over the course of [...]
4Jan2012 | Richard W. Fulmer | 16 comments | ContinuedCan the Feds Save the Housing Market?
Government Solutions Will Only Make Matters Worse
1Jun2008 | Robert P. Murphy | 13 comments | ContinuedThe 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, [...]
1Apr1997 | Thomas J. DiLorenzo | 4 comments | Continued-
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