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Who will be the next Fed chairman?

Neo Kervoskia
19-10-2005, 01:41
The Maestro's term will expire next year. Who will President Bush nominate for the position? This isn't like selecting the next pope, this is important. Here are some names listed by The Economist:

Glenn Hubbard- was Bush's first CEA (Council of Economic Advisers) chairman. He's focusedmainly on fiscal policy.

Larry Lindsay- former Fed governor in the 90s and Bush's chief economic adviser in the 2000 campaign.

Don Kohn- Fed staffer who was appointed a fed governor in 2002 by Bush.

Roger Ferguson- the vice chairman of the Fed.

Ben Bernanke- Monetary economist and currently chairman of Bush's CEA.

Martin Feldstein- A macroeconomist who chaired Reagan's CEA. He has focused more on fiscal policy. (However, according to The Economist, he hasn't been active in policy making for two decades)
Lotus Puppy
19-10-2005, 01:45
I endorse Mark Feldstein for his brilliant theories on privatization and a flat tax rate. Yes, politics needs to be divorced from the Federal Reserve, but hey, every one has the right to an opinion. It's if they act on it or not that matters. It'll probably go to Don Kohn.
Lacadaemon
19-10-2005, 01:46
Me actually. Funnily enough.

Get used to high interest rates.
Keruvalia
19-10-2005, 01:57
Lacadaemon ... trust me ...

Ya'll just haven't figure out just who he is yet.

Oh ... get used to higher interest rates.
Lewrockwellia
19-10-2005, 02:02
Abolish the Fed!
Neo Kervoskia
19-10-2005, 02:03
Abolish the Fed!
You really are an Austrian. ;)
Ashmoria
19-10-2005, 02:33
this is george bush we're talking about

it will be someone from texas...

a very close friend of bush or the close friend of a close friend...

maybe .. karl rove if he wants the job

tom delay...

or bush's highschool math teacher (he might want to pick someone well qualified for the job)
The South Islands
19-10-2005, 02:34
ME!

I would pwn inflation.