The High Priests of the Bubble Economy

By Dean Baker

From tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com

November 12th, 2008

tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com — Along with former Federal Reserve Board chairman Alan Greenspan, Robert Rubin and Larry Summers compose the high priesthood of the bubble economy. Their policy of one-sided financial deregulation is responsible for the current economic catastrophe.

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