Dec
27

Bernie Sanders: To Rein In Wall Street, Fix the Fed

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WALL STREET is still out of control. Seven years ago, theFederal Reserve and the Treasury Department bailed out the largest financial institutions in this country because they were considered too big to fail. But almost every one is bigger today than it was before the bailout. If any were to fail again, taxpayers could be on the hook for another bailout, perhaps a larger one this time.

To rein in Wall Street, we should begin by reforming the Federal Reserve, which oversees financial institutions and which uses monetary policy to maintain price stability and full employment. Unfortunately, an institution that was created to serve all Americans has been hijacked by the very bankers it regulates…

Bernie Sanders: To Rein In Wall Street, Fix the Fed

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