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Market 'Fix' Just Feeds the Beast

Bush denies need for regulations, Krugman writes in NYT

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 31, 2008 5:08 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Treasury plan unveiled today will never rein in free-wheeling markets because it isn't intended to, Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times. President Bush, who for 7 years has slashed at regulations, ignores how well they harness deposit-taking banks. And he denies that... Read full story »

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