Economists, Experts Skeptical of Bailout

philly.com — Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke made a compelling case yesterday that the economy and the financial markets were in grave danger without a massive government bailout.

But will the bailout erase that danger?

"Just because they buy these assets, that doesn't mean the economy is going to come back, and people are going buy houses again," said R. Brian Wenzinger, a partner and portfolio manager at Center City money manager Aronson, Johnson & Ortiz L.P.