Comments on: Ron Paul Reacts to Ben Bernanke as TIME Person of the Year http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/ Ron Paul is America's leading voice for limited, constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. The Ron Paul Revolution continues. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:44:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joseph Giallombardo http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-68481 Joseph Giallombardo Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:29:27 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-68481 Forest, Robert Rubin. Sorry, I misspelled his name. Clinton's Treasury Secretary. Despite your rude behavior, I do know what I am talking about. Are you saying the unregulated, secretive derivatives market which has brought the world to a financial meltdown was a good thing? The question remains a serious one. And I am looking for a more complete answer. What is a more complete response from the AusEco view to which Greenspan religiously clung to, until his admission that he was wrong, before the Congressional hearing on the matter? Joseph G. Forest,

Robert Rubin. Sorry, I misspelled his name. Clinton’s Treasury Secretary.
Despite your rude behavior, I do know what I am talking about.

Are you saying the unregulated, secretive derivatives market which has brought the world to a financial meltdown was a good thing?

The question remains a serious one. And I am looking for a more complete answer.

What is a more complete response from the AusEco view to which Greenspan religiously clung to, until his admission that he was wrong, before the Congressional hearing on the matter?

Joseph G.

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]]> By: Forest http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-68391 Forest Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:08:44 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-68391 Hmmmm, 'Credibility FAIL' How about a question... Who is this 'Ruben' you continually refer to? Since you apparently have no idea what you are actually talking about, unregulated, speculative investments are a good thing! That would be the powerful, yet invisible hand of the free markets working! Greenspan wasn't 'wrong' about free markets! They were never actually 'Free' because 'Free' markets don't fail? Wait, all this hypocrisy this website has filled me with is starting to get a bit too obviously confusing. :( Hmmmm, ‘Credibility FAIL’

How about a question… Who is this ‘Ruben’ you continually refer to?

Since you apparently have no idea what you are actually talking about, unregulated, speculative investments are a good thing! That would be the powerful, yet invisible hand of the free markets working!

Greenspan wasn’t ‘wrong’ about free markets! They were never actually ‘Free’ because ‘Free’ markets don’t fail?

Wait, all this hypocrisy this website has filled me with is starting to get a bit too obviously confusing. :(

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]]> By: Joseph Giallombardo http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-68385 Joseph Giallombardo Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:43:42 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-68385 Austrian Economics How would an advocate respond to the unregulated speculative investments in derivates that happened on the watch (in the late 90s) of Ruben, Greenspan and Geitner? It turns out the head of a Govt Agency, attempted to blow the whistle on this secretive, unregulated derivative speculation and was shut down by the "inner circle" of Greenspan, Ruben and Geitner as well as the SEC Chairman at the time, who all said, that NO regulation is needed. They went even further, when her agency attempted to blow the whistle, by getting congress to directly restrict her from an investigation, let alone regulation. When the WHOLE thing blew, starting with Fred/Fan leading to AIG and other institutions, Greenspan admitted before congressional hearings that he had been "wrong" about free-markets. In one aspect you could say, that if their had been NO bailout, then the derivative speculators may have learned their lesson; still, must people learn, too the hard way, that banks are supposedly trustworthy only find out that their homes are worthless or that that have lost or will lose now their life savings when the runaway, hyperinflation comes because of the bailout action. So, what's the answer NO regulation, NO oversight, that may have prevented this problem in the first place? Isn't the truth that you have to guard the chicken coop or the fox will get in. Answers please! Austrian Economics

How would an advocate respond to the unregulated speculative investments in derivates that happened on the watch (in the late 90s) of Ruben, Greenspan and Geitner?

It turns out the head of a Govt Agency, attempted to blow the whistle on this secretive, unregulated derivative speculation and was shut down by the “inner circle” of Greenspan, Ruben and Geitner as well as the SEC Chairman at the time, who all said, that NO regulation is needed.

They went even further, when her agency attempted to blow the whistle, by getting congress to directly restrict her from an investigation, let alone regulation.

When the WHOLE thing blew, starting with Fred/Fan leading to AIG and other institutions, Greenspan admitted before congressional hearings that he had been “wrong” about free-markets.

In one aspect you could say, that if their had been NO bailout, then the derivative speculators may have learned their lesson; still, must people learn, too the hard way, that banks are supposedly trustworthy only find out that their homes are worthless or that that have lost or will lose now their life savings when the runaway, hyperinflation comes because of the bailout action.

So, what’s the answer NO regulation, NO oversight, that may have prevented this problem in the first place? Isn’t the truth that you have to guard the chicken coop or the fox will get in.

Answers please!

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]]> By: longshotlouie http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-58956 longshotlouie Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:52:32 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-58956 Billy Preston comes to mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYgf7WkrFHw Billy Preston comes to mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYgf7WkrFHw

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]]> By: longshotlouie http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-58955 longshotlouie Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:47:25 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-58955 He hardly 'proved' anything except the folly of micro-managing an economy. He hardly ‘proved’ anything except the folly of micro-managing an economy.

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]]> By: sean http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-58950 sean Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:13:44 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-58950 Well he actually proves how the housing boom was influenced more by incoming foreign capital rather than monetary policy. Well he actually proves how the housing boom was influenced more by incoming foreign capital rather than monetary policy.

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]]> By: sean http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-58936 sean Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:36:26 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-58936 Ben Bernanke speaks out about the taylor rule and how the federal reserve has not followed this rule of thumb to prevent bubbles and how they will have to in the future. http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/01/04/HP/R/27933/Bernanke+Calls+for+Regulation+First+then+Interest+Hikes.aspx Ben Bernanke speaks out about the taylor rule and how the federal reserve has not followed this rule of thumb to prevent bubbles and how they will have to in the future.

http://cspan.org/Watch/Media/2010/01/04/HP/R/27933/Bernanke+Calls+for+Regulation+First+then+Interest+Hikes.aspx

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]]> By: Redfish http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-58515 Redfish Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:25:18 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-58515 I still can't believe that they'd entrust the banks with trillions in reserves. Hasn't anyone learned yet??!!! The banks can't help themselves. Greed is their psyche, their bread and butter, their be all and our end all. This is a culture of corruption. Who da man? Ron Paul is da man! Out with the old and in with the new. Happy New Year to all and to all a g'nite Red I still can’t believe that they’d entrust the banks with trillions in reserves. Hasn’t anyone learned yet??!!! The banks can’t help themselves. Greed is their psyche, their bread and butter, their be all and our end all. This is a culture of corruption. Who da man? Ron Paul is da man! Out with the old and in with the new. Happy New Year to all and to all a g’nite

Red

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]]> By: longshotlouie http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-58506 longshotlouie Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:43:15 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-58506 It's time; in fact, we have only one day left to identify the top ten conservatives of the decade. http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:Conservatives_of_the_Decade It’s time; in fact, we have only one day left to identify the top ten conservatives of the decade.

http://www.conservapedia.com/Essay:Conservatives_of_the_Decade

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]]> By: sean http://www.ronpaul.com/2009-12-16/ron-paul-reacts-to-ben-bernanke-as-time-person-of-the-year/comment-page-2/#comment-58493 sean Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:44:14 +0000 http://www.ronpaul.com/?p=4558#comment-58493 Yes, the money supply has expanded since 2007, but i'm talking about what has been done recently since the crisis started. The money supply is shrinking back down to the level before the fed created all of that money. Yes, the money supply has expanded since 2007, but i’m talking about what has been done recently since the crisis started. The money supply is shrinking back down to the level before the fed created all of that money.

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