Transferring the Risk -- To the Taxpayers

From Bloomberg today:

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke sees the thawing of frozen credit markets as critical to a recovery, and is determined to try to prevent a second wave of credit distress as the U.S. weathers bad economic news over the next two quarters. The Fed is now looking at ways to revive lending by using its balance sheet to hold loans and bonds that investors don’t want.

Here is the complete story.

It is my belief that as long that the United States Congress continues to spend without limit, the Federal Reserve Bank continues to print without limit, and the United States Treasury continues to borrow without limit, the future will eventually reflect a very ugly scenario!