The Fed is heroic, huh? The arsonist shows up and puts out the fire. When are people going to stop and ask: why is this happening? You don't have a "loss of confidence" unless the money is worthless paper and the loans form an illiquid pyramid. As long as our "financial system" is based on fiat money and fractional-reserve lending, the problems and the bailouts will continue. And taxpayers will keep picking up the tab for the bad bets made by the financial "elite."
Backroom Bear Stearns Deal Exposed [View article]