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2010-04-15 Economy

GOP should push tough regulation of Wall Street

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Posted by Fred 2010-04-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Jeez, the problem isn't Wall Street, the problem is the Banks and Insurance companies trading on their own account.

Posted by phil_b 2010-04-15 06:59|| 2010-04-15 06:59|| Front Page Top

#2 No need to for more regulations if you've failed to enforce existing ones already on the books.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-04-15 08:39|| 2010-04-15 08:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Just regulate the volume of CREDIT in the economy.

Regulate your currency monopoly like you should do.

Have targets for M4 as well as inflation. Raise reserves and tighten enforcement of rules on sweeps to meet them.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-04-15 13:16|| 2010-04-15 13:16|| Front Page Top

#4 On the contrary - the Wall Street boys were stupid or venal enough to buy the bogus "AAA" securities packaged by the banks and the Fannies. There are no choir boys in this mess.

Posted by mojo 2010-04-15 14:11|| 2010-04-15 14:11|| Front Page Top

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