People saw the Depression as a necessary thing - a chance to squeeze out the excesses, get back to Puritan morality. That… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The tax code is very inefficient. Both the personal tax code and the corporate tax code. By closing loopholes and lowering rates,… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
A gold standard doesn't imply stability in the prices of the goods and services that people buy every day, it implies a… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Income inequality is troubling because, among other things, it means that many people in our society don't have the opportunities to advance… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
I think most of us would agree that people who have, say, little formal schooling but labor honestly and diligently to help… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The people who best use their advantages, or overcome adversity, and work honestly are those most worthy of admiration. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The one thing people don't appreciate, I think, is that central banking is not a new development. It's been around for a… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have great universities. We have… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
A meritocracy is a system in which the people who are the luckiest in their health and genetic endowment; luckiest in terms… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Well, optimism's a good thing. It - makes people go out and - you know, start businesses and spend and do whatever… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
As an educator myself, I understand the profound effect that good teachers and a quality education have on the lives of our… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
We do not expect significant spillovers from the subprime market to the rest of the economy or to the financial system. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
In the past, Federal Reserve chairmen have not generally gone directly to the public. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The U.S. government has a technology, called a printing press (or, today, its electronic equivalent), that allows it to produce as many U.S. dollars… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
The Depression was an incredibly dramatic episode - an era of stock-market crashes, breadlines, bank runs and wild currency speculation, with the storm clouds… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Community development has a long history of innovation and learning from experience. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
To be sure, the provision of liquidity alone can by no means solve the problems of credit risk and credit losses; but it can… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Consumers going through foreclosure typically will see their credit scores drop, raising longer-term questions about their ability to rebound financially and perhaps pursue a… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
If you are not happy with yourself, even the loftiest achievements won't bring you much satisfaction. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
High levels of homeownership have been shown to foster greater involvement in school and civic organizations, higher graduation rates, and greater neighborhood stability. — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
...the Federal Reserve has the capacity to operate in domestic money markets to maintain interest rates at a level consistent with our economic goals — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
