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The Illegal Actions Of The Federal Reserve: An Analysis Of How The Nation’S Central Bank Has Acted Outside The Law In Responding To The Current Financial Crisis, Chad Emerson Aug 2009

The Illegal Actions Of The Federal Reserve: An Analysis Of How The Nation’S Central Bank Has Acted Outside The Law In Responding To The Current Financial Crisis, Chad Emerson

Chad Emerson

Abstract

The Illegal Actions of the Federal Reserve:

An Analysis of How the Nation’s Central Bank Has Acted Outside the Law in Responding to the Current Financial Crisis

In the Spring of 2008, the United States Federal Reserve Bank, under the Chairmanship of Ben Bernanke, took emergency measures in an attempt to forestall a national, if not international, economic meltdown. The actual effectiveness of these unprecedented measures has been hotly-debated. Unfortunately, regardless of their efficacy, the Federal Reserve acted outside the scope of its legal authority in taking several of these actions.

This essay will analyze how the Federal Reserve …


A Troubled House Of Cards: Examining How The “Housing And Economic Recovery Act Of 2008” Fails To Resolve The Foreclosure Crisis, Chad Emerson Oct 2008

A Troubled House Of Cards: Examining How The “Housing And Economic Recovery Act Of 2008” Fails To Resolve The Foreclosure Crisis, Chad Emerson

Chad Emerson

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All Sprawled Out: How The Federal Regulatory System Has Driven Unsustainable Growth, Chad Emerson Aug 2007

All Sprawled Out: How The Federal Regulatory System Has Driven Unsustainable Growth, Chad Emerson

Chad Emerson

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