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Ben Bernanke, one of the "smartest” people in the world, runs the Federal Reserve. he is about to unleash inflation by buying $600 billion of U.S. Treasury bonds--with NOTHING to pay for them--just his good looks.
His record is so bad that the Denver Broncos would fire him if he was their coach.
"Bernanke kept insisting that the housing market was stable even while it was falling apart, he had absolutely no idea the financial crisis was coming, he declared that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in no danger of failing just before they failed, his policies have created asset bubble after asset bubble and the world financial system is now inherently unstable"
Between them Freddie and Fannie killed several trillion dollars of homeowners equity and at least a trillion of your tax dollars.
"#18 (May 17, 2007) "All that said, given the fundamental factors in place that should support the demand for housing, we believe the effect of the troubles in the subprime sector on the broader housing market will likely be limited, and we do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy or to the financial system. The vast majority of mortgages, including even subprime mortgages, continue to perform well. Past gains in house prices have left most homeowners with significant amounts of home equity, and growth in jobs and incomes should help keep the financial obligations of most households manageable."
#19 "The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing."
#20 (Two months before Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapsed and were nationalized) "They will make it through the storm."
Can we trust someone with the Federal Reserve that was no smarter than a Fifth Grader?
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His record is so bad that the Denver Broncos would fire him if he was their coach.
"Bernanke kept insisting that the housing market was stable even while it was falling apart, he had absolutely no idea the financial crisis was coming, he declared that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in no danger of failing just before they failed, his policies have created asset bubble after asset bubble and the world financial system is now inherently unstable"
Between them Freddie and Fannie killed several trillion dollars of homeowners equity and at least a trillion of your tax dollars.
"#18 (May 17, 2007) "All that said, given the fundamental factors in place that should support the demand for housing, we believe the effect of the troubles in the subprime sector on the broader housing market will likely be limited, and we do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy or to the financial system. The vast majority of mortgages, including even subprime mortgages, continue to perform well. Past gains in house prices have left most homeowners with significant amounts of home equity, and growth in jobs and incomes should help keep the financial obligations of most households manageable."
#19 "The GSEs are adequately capitalized. They are in no danger of failing."
#20 (Two months before Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac collapsed and were nationalized) "They will make it through the storm."
Can we trust someone with the Federal Reserve that was no smarter than a Fifth Grader?
More...