Gerald Epstein - The Fed needs to adopt new tools, on its own and perhaps in cooperation wit

The Fed needs to adopt new tools, on its own and perhaps in cooperation with the other parts of the US government, to improve the economy from the bottom up. This includes increasing facilities for debt forgiveness for under-water mortgages and excessive student loans; increased credit facilities for small businesses and cooperatives; helping to underwrite mechanisms for creating affordable housing in cities; and more restrictive enforcement of financial regulatory rules to help rein in excessive banker risk and pay.

- Gerald Epstein

source: Source: www.truth-out.org

topic: Government, Cities, Creating, Affordable, Affordable Housing