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Bob argues that the Federal Reserve under Alan Greenspan contributed to the housing bubble in the early 2000s.

Bob presents several lines of evidence to argue that the Federal Reserve under Alan Greenspan helped fuel the housing bubble in the early to mid-2000s. He also pushes back against the claim that it was an Asian savings glut to blame. Related: - https://cdn.mises.org/understanding_money_mechanics_with_cover_image_attached.pdf - https://mises.org/mises-daily/did-fed-or-asian-saving-cause-housing-bubble - https://mises.org/mises-daily/krugmans-call-housing-bubble - https://www.cato.org/briefing-paper/greenspans-monetary-policy-retrospect - https://mises.org/mises-daily/worst-recession-25-years Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/mRAZ6HuO0b4 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3XXfmGS Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infineogroup Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/infineogroup Learn more about Infineo at: https://www.infineo.io Audio Production by Podsworth Media - https://podsworth.com

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