Can we trade Ben?

Discussion in 'Economics' started by ShoeshineBoy, Mar 6, 2008.

  1. gnome

    gnome

    Put him on the waiver wire and throw in 100 Quatloos just to get rid of his ass!
     
    #11     Mar 6, 2008
  2. Bowgett

    Bowgett

    BTW Have you noticed that Grenspan finally disappeared :)
     
    #12     Mar 6, 2008
  3. gnome

    gnome

    Probably holed-up somewhere, counting his money, and thinking, "I fooled them poor suckers, good"
     
    #13     Mar 6, 2008
  4. No.
     
    #14     Mar 6, 2008
  5. Well, I gave it some thought but thanks for your opinion on the matter. Since the Federal Reserve is unconstitutional in the first place I guess anything is possible, including replacing Helicopter Ben mid-term or scraping the whole system altogether. There, I feel much better now :cool:.
     
    #15     Mar 6, 2008
  6. Its probably possible, but it would be unprecedented. The Fed is supposed to be politically independent. If he was to be removed it would probably be viewed as politically motivated and would send markets into a tailspin unless markets were already in crisis(which they aren't nor are they anywhere near crisis), then it may bring stability. neither scenario would be pretty.
     
    #16     Mar 6, 2008
  7. He made enough already. If Al Gore's new net worth is any indication, Greenspan is probably now worth $500m.
     
    #17     Mar 6, 2008
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  10. Coming soon. See attachment.
     
    #20     Mar 6, 2008