Can we trade Ben?

Quote from Bowgett:

BTW Have you noticed that Grenspan finally disappeared :)

Probably holed-up somewhere, counting his money, and thinking, "I fooled them poor suckers, good"
 
Quote from Ivanovich:

No.

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:.
 
Quote from brocklanders:

No, I'm asking can he be replaced in mid-term, not when his term is up in 2010.
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.
 
Quote from Bowgett:

BTW Have you noticed that Grenspan finally disappeared :)

He made enough already. If Al Gore's new net worth is any indication, Greenspan is probably now worth $500m.
 
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