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Hidden in Plain Sight: The Untold Story of the Government's Role in the 2008 Financial Crisis

Peter J. Wallison

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Description:The 2008 financial crisis—like the Great Depression—was a world-historical event. What caused it will be debated for years if not generations. The conventional narrative about the financial crisis is that it was caused by greed on Wall Street and insufficient regulation of the financial system. That narrative produced the Dodd-Frank Act, the most comprehensive regulation of the financial system since the New Deal. There is evidence, however, that the Dodd-Frank Act has slowed the recovery from the recession. If insufficient regulation caused the financial crisis, then the Dodd-Frank Act will never be modified or repealed; proponents will argue that doing so will bring back another financial crisis.However, there is a competing narrative about what caused the financial crisis that has received very little attention in the mainstream media. This view, which is accepted by almost all Republicans in Congress and most conservatives and conservative intellectuals, contends that the financial crisis was caused by the government’s housing policies. This book provides extensive documentation of this view. For example, it shows that in June 2008, before the crisis, there were 32 million subprime or other low quality mortgages in the US financial system—58 % of all US mortgages. Of these, 76% were on the books of government agencies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. When these mortgages defaulted in 2007 and 2008 they drove down housing prices 30-40% and weakened banks and others that held these mortgages, causing the financial crisis.After the publication of this book, no one will be able to claim that the financial crisis was caused by insufficient regulation, or defend the extensive government regulation in Dodd-Frank, without coming to terms with the data this book contains.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hidden in Plain Sight: The Untold Story of the Government's Role in the 2008 Financial Crisis. To get started finding Hidden in Plain Sight: The Untold Story of the Government's Role in the 2008 Financial Crisis, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The 2008 financial crisis—like the Great Depression—was a world-historical event. What caused it will be debated for years if not generations. The conventional narrative about the financial crisis is that it was caused by greed on Wall Street and insufficient regulation of the financial system. That narrative produced the Dodd-Frank Act, the most comprehensive regulation of the financial system since the New Deal. There is evidence, however, that the Dodd-Frank Act has slowed the recovery from the recession. If insufficient regulation caused the financial crisis, then the Dodd-Frank Act will never be modified or repealed; proponents will argue that doing so will bring back another financial crisis.However, there is a competing narrative about what caused the financial crisis that has received very little attention in the mainstream media. This view, which is accepted by almost all Republicans in Congress and most conservatives and conservative intellectuals, contends that the financial crisis was caused by the government’s housing policies. This book provides extensive documentation of this view. For example, it shows that in June 2008, before the crisis, there were 32 million subprime or other low quality mortgages in the US financial system—58 % of all US mortgages. Of these, 76% were on the books of government agencies such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. When these mortgages defaulted in 2007 and 2008 they drove down housing prices 30-40% and weakened banks and others that held these mortgages, causing the financial crisis.After the publication of this book, no one will be able to claim that the financial crisis was caused by insufficient regulation, or defend the extensive government regulation in Dodd-Frank, without coming to terms with the data this book contains.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hidden in Plain Sight: The Untold Story of the Government's Role in the 2008 Financial Crisis. To get started finding Hidden in Plain Sight: The Untold Story of the Government's Role in the 2008 Financial Crisis, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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