Washington Post (February 8)
“The central budget issue of our time” is quite simple, but overlooked. “Spending on the elderly and health care is slowly overwhelming the rest of the federal government. Spending on other vital activities (from defense to financial regulation) is being sacrificed to cover the growing costs of a graying nation.”
Financial Times (April 3 & March 29)
A debate between former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and Representative Barney Frank is taking place in newsprint. In a March 29 editorial, Greenspan writes that the global financial system is too complex and “unredeemably opaque” for regulators to succeed. As a result, Dodd-Frank would “create the largest regulatory-induced market distortion since America’s ill-fated imposition of wage and price controls in 1971.”
On April 3, the joint sponsor of the Dodd-Frank Act replied “Alan Greenspan suggests we should not even have tried.” Frank believes we have the tools, ability and responsibility to overcome the complexity. “Policymakers must ensure that whatever its size, the financial sector is operating transparently under clear rules that protect taxpayers and promote the stability and growth of the broader economy.”A debate between former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and Representative Barney Frank is taking place in newsprint. In a March 29 editorial, Greenspan writes that the global financial system is too complex and “unredeemably opaque” for regulators to succeed. As a result, Dodd-Frank would “create the largest regulatory-induced market distortion since America’s ill-fated imposition of wage and price controls in 1971.”
On April 3, the joint sponsor of the Dodd-Frank Act replied “Alan Greenspan suggests we should not even have tried.” Frank believes we have the tools, ability and responsibility to overcome the complexity. “Policymakers must ensure that whatever its size, the financial sector is operating transparently under clear rules that protect taxpayers and promote the stability and growth of the broader economy.”
Tags: Dodd-Frank, Financial regulation, Frank, Greenspan, Transparency
