tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4603283422833848642..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Ben Bernanke's ConfusionRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91570773760435874232008-10-14T15:54:00.000-04:002008-10-14T15:54:00.000-04:00Mr. Bernanke is dodging the root cause, not identi...Mr. Bernanke is dodging the root cause, not identifying it. Causes of the crisis are that investors began realizing that property values were over-appraised, lots of mortgages were under-secured, lenders earning bonuses had encouraged borrowers to lie, and federal non-discrimination law had coerced lenders to lend to persons unable to repay loans. <BR/>Investors began to look past outward Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com