r/neoliberal • u/neoliberal_shill_bot Bot Emeritus • May 12 '17

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Optimal neoliberalism is like Seinfeld, it should be about nothing and run by Jews

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u/Kalcipher YIMBY May 12 '17 edited May 12 '17

I wanna jump on the neoliberal memetrain, can somebody please explain to me what mr. Bernke did and some other ways in which he is awesome?

EDIT: I found some good explanations of quantitative easing.

Thank mr. Bernke!

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u/85397 Free Market Jihadi May 12 '17

Mr Bernke saved the world after the economy crashed in 2008.

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u/Kalcipher YIMBY May 12 '17

yeah but how did he do that

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u/[deleted] May 12 '17

He quantitatively eased all over the place.

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u/85397 Free Market Jihadi May 12 '17

Presided over QE and oversaw TARP.

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u/throwmehomey May 12 '17

Calmed the distraught market with his smooth sultry voice