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Future government bailouts are now more likely because the council identifies firms whose failure would by its determination be catastrophic to the U.S. economy.
In July, the U.S. Senate introduced a plan to offset new highway spending by reducing the dividend that the Federal Reserve pays to member banks. While it is still unclear exactly where this idea originated, an anonymous Democratic staffer recently referred to the dividend as “an unnecessary and wasteful subsidy.”[1] It now appears that the dividend reduction will go forward even if it offsets outlays other than highway spending.
“[I]n the popular press and to the average citizen, ‘derivatives,’ much like speculation, has become a dirty word, hindering informed discussion.” Roberta Romano, Maryland Law Review, 1996 The 2010 Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was Congress’s response to the 2008 financial crisis.[1] Titles VII and VIII of the act dramatically altered the way certain derivatives markets are regulated.