Was Alan Greenspan a Hero or a Villain? | Conversations in the Digital Age

Alan Greenspan served as Federal Reserve Chairman from 1987 to 2006, succeeding Paul Volcker. For many, he was the undisputed architect of American prosperity. For others, he was to blame for the 2008 financial crisis. Sebastian Mallaby, author of an extraordinary biography entitled, The Man Who Knew-The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan, tells Jim Zirin that, while Greenspan saw the handwriting on the wall in the early 2000s, he failed to take the action needed to avert the crisis.
Taped: 01-23-17
Conversations in the Digital Age with Jim Zirin is a talk show designed to illuminate the news by taking the time required to understand and interpret national and world events. The series features high-profile guests from the worlds of politics, law, business, foreign relations, national security, counterterrorism, media, lifestyles, literature, the arts, and the military.
The series is helmed by Jim Zirin, a leading litigator with Sidley Austin LLP and a contributor to major publications including Forbes, the Daily Beast, the Nation, The Times of London and the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of two books, The Mother Court -- Tales of Cases That Mattered in America's Greatest Trial Court, and Supremely Partisan-How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court. Jim served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in the Criminal Division under the legendary Robert M. Morgenthau.
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[@parkerbohnn]

Bernanke cost me twice as much money as Greenspan. My return on my GIC's up in Canada went into the toilet bowl. I must have gotten robbed out of about compounded about 30 millo9n dollars Canadian during both eras combined.

[@parkerbohnn]

Paul Volcker made me all my money. Greenspan and Bernanke did all they could do to take all my money.

[@rayherrera2802]

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