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Danny Nelson holds a protest sign outside the Sheraton Dallas Hotel where Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to address members of the Dallas Regional Chamber in Dallas, Texas (REUTERS/Mike Stone).

Opinion

The Fed's Trying To Get the Party Started, So Why All the Criticism?

March 18, 2013, George L. Perry

Explaining that complaints about the Federal Reserve are nothing new, George Perry places current criticism of the Fed's monetary policy in the context of the recession and the slow recovery. Perry describes how issues like inflation and market shocks would be controlled while defending the Fed's unconventional actions.

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