Lev Menand
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1,295 appearances
6 recordings
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first heard Jan 2025
last heard 17 Jul
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And in a year from now,
Two years from now, the only organization left is the Fed.
And the Fed's ability to stand on its own may be limited.
And as people become aware of that and see the pressure that the president will exert on the Fed as the only remaining exception, the independence will dissipate and markets will react.
Dissip.
And the Fed's ability to make credible commitments to maintain price stability over time could be an.
Hair right now.
Inflation was too high.
Yes, so that's one of the concerns that I have.
If you preserve this exception just for the Fed, you're inviting a challenge.
Now the Fed is the only forecast protected agency, and the president has almost never removed anyone for cause.
The last time was over a hundred years ago.
You in and so there's very little doctrine on that.
You invite the president to assert a cause.
And challenge the courts to say that it doesn't qualify.
And because the jurisprudence is so thin, it will be hard.
And people won't know how the court will come out on that.
And the harm will already be done, right?
J Powell will have been removed.
It will be chaos.
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