“Congress approved a sweeping expansion of federal financial regulation on Thursday, reflecting a renewed mistrust of financial markets after decades in which Washington stood back from Wall Street with wide-eyed admiration.” (New York Times, Friday)
As one of its sponsors says, no one knows how it will work until it’s in place.
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“Free-Marketeers Should Welcome Regulation? It Just Ain’t So” by Peter Lewin