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1. Senate Poised to Pass Mortgage Bailout and Counseling Boondoggle | OpenMarket.org says:

   April 1, 2008 at 3:21 pm

   [...] opposes mortgage bailouts, and they are a bad idea that turns Aesop’s fable on its head and discourages investment.  But Senators want to be “bipartisan,” a desire based on herd instinct that often [...]
2. Fed’s Interest Rate Cuts Hurt Local Banks | OpenMarket.org says:

   April 7, 2008 at 10:45 am

   [...] overextended big banks, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to very low levels, triggering a fall in the dollar, reduced investment in the U.S., and inflationary pressures.   According to the Washington Post, the rate cuts are also hurting [...]
3. Congressman Frank’s Mortgage Bailout Pays A Disastrous “Ransom” | OpenMarket.org says:

   April 23, 2008 at 12:53 pm

   [...] leading to a loss of confidence in our economy by international investors.  That’s triggering a fall in the dollar, reduced investment in the U.S., and renewed inflationary pressures.   addthis_url = [...]
4. Congressman Frank’s Mortgage Bailout Pays A Disastrous “Ransom” | OpenMarket.org says:

   April 23, 2008 at 12:53 pm

   [...] leading to a loss of confidence in our economy by international investors.  That’s triggering a fall in the dollar, reduced investment in the U.S., and renewed inflationary pressures.   addthis_url = [...]
5. Loose Money Follies | OpenMarket.org says:

   August 18, 2008 at 11:41 am

   [...] Stanford Professor Ronald McKinnon criticized the Fed’s inflationary interest-rate cuts, noting that it has cut investment in the U.S., causing a “credit crunch” and [...]