That better not be the same cash that came out his ass

+19

asspennies

+13

Sites like this will save YTMND

+8

dmaz will save YTMND

+5

ytmnd needs a bailout. that would save us.

+10

I'm hopeful for a Hook return sometime this Christmas break. We'll see how the work schedule is.

+1

My favorite part in the Batman movie.

-1

wow @ UCB ref

Those pennies were up my ass.

smart enough, not funny but cant be picky on ytmnd

this kind of editing deserves a lot higher than a 4.

+11

and less than 6.

Who do you trust... Hubba hubba hubba, money money money... Who do you trust?

+2

You ever dance with the devil in the pale moon light?

+4

never rub another mans rhubarb.

+8

this town needs an enema!

+1

My balloons. He stole my balloons.

+4

Love that joker!

Hey Fed, you ever dance with the chairman during the frail market's plight?

+12

My Bernanke site would have been just like this if I hadn't just seen Apocalypse Now.

+3

This site would've been clever if your Bernanke site hadn't done it first.

+1 for the last shot of him waving his arms

+1

Investing in Smylex was a smart move.

good site, I just don't feel like he would be that diplomatic about handing out the money. It would be more accurate if he took $100 from everybody and handed it to his friends at the end of the road.

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It's scary how accurate that explanation is...

ben bernanke i love you

It's funny cause it's true.

A pretty good summary of what is actually going to happen.

Ever since Ron Paul became an internet phenomenon people have been spreading wild views about the Federal Reserve. In reality, although the Fed can control the money supply with the federal interest rate, they have to keep the rate competitive or otherwise the private member banks would withdraw their deposits. The Fed can't actually create money willy nilly. Also, the goal of the Federal Reserve for the past several decades has been to keep inflation at a healthy nominal level, not to raise it.

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A small amount of inflation is ideal because the effects of even a small amount of deflation are far worse. Deflation is part of what made the Great Depression so bad. With deflation, people who owe debt end up having to pay it off with more valuable money which means they lose money and stay in debt longer. When no one wants to borrow money and get in debt, economic growth is crippled.

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TOO LONG DID NOT READ

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When the Federal Reserve issues bailouts and buys companies with billions of dollars that don't actually exist, I consider that creating money willy nilly. They haven't literally printed new money but they have inflated the money supply through credit. Also, economic growth as you are defining it is not a good thing, because it's not based on real wealth. And people should not spend money they don't have, that is pure common sense. I guess in a college economics classroom that's worthless, though.

+7

The bailout was not an exercise of the Fed's normal powers, but rather a special act by Congress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.R._1424 The devil you are looking for here is Secretary Paulson, the designated leader of the "rescue bill" planning and execution, not Bernanke. Also, loans (normal ones, not bailouts) are absolutely necessary for economic growth. I'm not talking about a family recklessly charging too much; I'm talking about the initial money needed for enterprises to start up.

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You're right, the bailout measure is congress' baby, and it's more of a (failed) political move than a policy decision. In reality, the Fed doesn't need Congressional approval to buy assets in the market (or do anything else). On the very day the first bailout bill failed they pumped in $600 Billion worth of credit anyway. Also I agree with you about loans, just not when they're imaginary.

+1

china has been keeping its currancy crappy on purpose to help its manufacturing growth at the expence of that currency. this f*cks with their ability to purchase domestic apparently (that and crappy labor unions), which is why they export or die. the whole trade with china is lopsided. we need to produce more, and they need to buy more is the just of it, but then i'm not an expert, i just like to read and stay educated.

"Hi, I like to 1 things I don't understand."

+2

lol, fiscal policy debate :P

+1

Bernanke > Paulson

I'll take "The Rapist" for $200.

"Also, the goal of the Federal Reserve for the past several decades has been to keep inflation at a healthy nominal level, not to raise it." Yeah, a great job it did.... why the dollar is worth at LEAST 25% of what it was in 1971

Bernanke = Paulson

loal nice edits

+1

Kids go crazy for Bernanke?

+2

But who saves Bernanke?

I do, in a special Bernanke account.

...and then he gasses them. ( = dollar losing it's value)

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No, they didn't.

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Jews faked the moon landing.

+3

Jews killed bigfoot

jews came in my *ssh*le

Been waiting for a Joker/Bernanke joke for a while.

MY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN THIS GAME FOR 25 YEARS

+3

HE HAS NO IDEA

+3

This is awesome. I just wish it had more sound effects, ideally from the movie.

+1

3 for another "Bernanke producing lots of money in funny ways" joke, +2 for the impeccable music choice

+1

To be accurate to what he would have to do to save wall street, you would have to use the scene in The Dark Knight when the Joker burns the money.

+1

*AFTER-THE-FACT SPOILER ALERT*

I hope I don't have to read any comments about how much better the new Batman movies are compared to the two Burton films.

+1

he makes art until people die.

+1

Crap...Crap...Crap....Ah. Now, that's good work.

+1

I will never understand how Prince was ever cool

a winrar is u

+1

just because this is an excellent ytmnd doesn't mean i have to like it

Wow...I was going to do this with Obama and call it "Obama's Stimulus." Great minds think alike I guess! You get credit for doing the work though.

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Nothing less than the fate of the world lies in the hands of this ytmnd.

Fantastic. :)

He's at home! washin his tights!

I thought I downvoted this already - no, wait, that one had a helicopter. This is just the exacting same thing rehashed with a different scene.

Why so serious?

needs more maria bartiromo.

+1

Bernanke prefers to be called "The Purple One"

olloolollo

spectacular!

Great job there.

BATDANCE

reluctant 5 for the batman scene, i don't see why this guy is becoming a ytmnd hero, considering probably only 10% of us actually know who he is and what he does, or actually cares about it.

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oh shut up and go play bong, pot breath

sweet

LOL!

+1

didn't we see a bernanke saves wall street like two weeks ago? come on - quit selling out.

-1

LOL'd

George W. Bush: PAPER IS MONEY!

Yep. That's more or less what happened. And I think we all know what comes next in that scene.

Good

great song.. SEX........... Its not that type partayyyyyyyy girl.....

What a good guy, helping us out like that.

This site is f*cking awesome.

One of the best sites on here.