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December 14th, 2009 at 10:21 pm

What is the “economists” view of this financial crisis? (Serious Question)?

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Here is my view. Please challenge. I’d be interested in your views:

If Government keeps taxes lower than they should be, prints money, and borrows money – you increase the money supply. People feel good about their finances. That creates demand to improve their dwelling. The demand fuels prices. Rising property prices gives banks confidence to lend (as the asset is rising in value). So thats what I think was going on.

Now who do you blame?

There’s a choice of 3.

The consumer
The banks
The government

The consumer – mostly they are not economists. They can’t see the bigger picture. They can only observe that buying property increases their wealth. The more they can borrow – the more money they make. They look to the past and see many people have done this – and made a wise choice.

The banks – they are a business. Driven by profit. Lending in a rising price market is low risk. As the years went by they got more ambitious, and took more risk. Loans above 100% though were reckless.

Government – these are the people who were keeping taxes lower than sustainable, printing money, and borrowing to meet the account deficit. This policy was never going to last.

So I believe the current problem was forseeable,

To whom do I attach blame.

Government 90% to blame

Banks 10% to blame. Especially making loans above 100%

Some consumers individual consumers may be to blame but not as a whole.

The Governement choice : to bailout or not to bailout.

To me thats like asking how would you prefer to crash your car – into a wall or over a cliff. One might be less costly.

I say the government shouldn’t have put rocket fuel at the gas stations.

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Please – challenge some or all of it. It all helps understanding. Thanks.

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Rebound? – Emergency Economic Summit (13 of 14)

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On September 30, 2008, the Seidman College of Business hosted an emergency summit at Grand Valley State University to explore the intricacies of the global financial crisis in the United States and in West Michigan. “Historic Financial Crisis: A West Michigan Conversation,” included panel presentations from and discussion between six academics and practitioners.

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July 12th, 2009 at 7:52 am

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Commercial Banking (cont.) – Emergency Economic Summit (9 of 14)

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On September 30, 2008, the Seidman College of Business hosted an emergency summit at Grand Valley State University to explore the intricacies of the global financial crisis in the United States and in West Michigan. “Historic Financial Crisis: A West Michigan Conversation,” included panel presentations from and discussion between six academics and practitioners. Jon Chism, CPA, is an audit partner with Plante & Moran and has over thirty years of public accounting experience. He specializes …

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June 26th, 2009 at 7:55 am

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(Senate Roll Call 10/1/2008) H R 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

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HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other …

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June 23rd, 2009 at 8:17 am

Excellent summary of the Economic and Financial problems faced by the UK in the last 14 months to November 2008. From Northern Rock to the PBR Emergency Budget of 24th November 2008. By the BBC.

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Excellent summary of the Economic and Financial problems faced by the UK in the last 14 months to November 2008. From Northern Rock to the PBR Emergency Budget of 24th November 2008. By the BBC


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