Is he getting cocky? He just promised, in order to save the Fed and the banking industry, not to "monetize" (inflate) the U.S debt. Quite a change from dropping cash from helicopters. Do you think he'll be allowed to stand by an economy in deflationary collapse?
I didn't think so either.
Bernanke delivers blunt warning on U.S. debt - Washington Times
I didn't think so either.
Bernanke delivers blunt warning on U.S. debt - Washington Times
With uncharacteristic bluntness, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the United States could soon face a debt crisis like the one in Greece, and declared that the central bank will not help legislators by printing money to pay for the ballooning federal debt.
Recent events in Europe, where Greece and other nations with large, unsustainable deficits like the United States are having increasing trouble selling their debt to investors, show that the U.S. is vulnerable to a sudden reversal of fortunes that would force taxpayers to pay higher interest rates on the debt, Mr. Bernanke said.
"It's not something that is 10 years away. It affects the markets currently," he told the House Financial Services Committee. "It is possible that bond markets will become worried about the sustainability [of yearly deficits over $1 trillion], and we may find
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