The Fed and the Filthy Rich: An Interview with Mark Thornton

Tags: Interventionism, Money and Banking, The Fed, Financial Markets

04/02/2015 Mark Thornton

Interviewed by host Phil Pepin, Mark Thornton discusses the fed’s role in the 2007 crash, the fed’s special treatment of banks, and the effect of the fed’s hold on interest rates.

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