Bernanke’s Financial Rescue Plan Will the US Default on its Debt Again? by Mike Whitney

Bernanke’s Financial Rescue Plan

Will the US Default on its Debt Again?

by Mike Whitney / April 7th, 2009 (0)

Fed chief Ben Bernanke has embarked on the most radical and ruinous financial rescue plan in history. According to Bloomberg News, the Fed has already lent or committed $12.8 trillion trying to stabilize the financial system after the bursting of Wall Street’s speculative mega-bubble. Now Bernanke wants to dig an even bigger hole, by creating programs that will provide up to $2 trillion of credit to financial institutions that purchase toxic assets from banks or securities backed by consumer loans. The Fed’s generous terms are expected to generate a flurry of speculation which will help strengthen the banking system while …
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