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"Greenspan, 82, acknowledged under questioning that he had made a “mistake” in believing that banks, operating in their own self-interest, would do what was nec
by tharmas 3y ago
"Greenspan, 82, acknowledged under questioning that he had made a “mistake” in believing that banks, operating in their own self-interest, would do what was necessary to protect their shareholders and institutions. Greenspan called that “a flaw in the model ... that defines how the world works.”"
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27335454 https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna27335454
Alan Greenspan was part of Rand's inner circle and a believer in her Philosophy of Rational Self-Interest.
- salawat 3y agoPoint of order. Models don't define squat. They describe. The world works as it pleases.