"Reforms Without Politicians: What We Can Do Today to Straighten Out Financial Markets"
Congress is currently debating new regulations for financial institutions in an effort to avoid a repeat of the recent crisis that brought the banking system to the brink. Some of those proposed changes would be valuable. But what nobody seems to have noticed is that the government already has the power to address some of the most important factors that contributed to the crisis. Today, right now, Washington could change a few key rules and prevent a repeat of the rampant speculation, and possible fraud, that led to so much trouble this last time around.
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2010-05
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Authors: | Kregel, Jan |
Institutions: | Levy Economics Institute |
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