The Fed's job: Create moral hazard

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The Fed's job: Create moral hazard

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CNBC interview of Harvey Rosenblum, executive VP of the Dallas Fed.

Money quotes:
"The Federal Reserve is in business to create moral hazard. The mere act of being a central banker means your job description involves creating moral hazard."
I like how he's not even bothering to hide it anymore. Well yes indeed, our job is to screw over the people and funnel their money to our corporate banker associates.
"We have to minimize the moral hazard associated with dealing with the affairs of any individual firm, and you have to do it in a way that nobody steps up to the plate and say 'rescue me next'"
*ahem* Bear Stearns bailout. $29 billion. And a violation of the Federal Reserve Act. That'll teach the banks to shy away from begging the Fed for bailouts!

Karl Denninger's commentary on the interview.
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"The Federal Reserve is in business to create moral hazard. The mere act of being a central banker means your job description involves creating moral hazard."
Wow, and it took them this long to acknowledge this? At this rate it should only be a few hundred years until basic oversight sets in. :roll:
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