As alan greenspan leaves office, what will life under the incoming chairman be like?
I don't envy Ben Bernanke having to step into Alan Greenspan's shoes. Why, I don't even know what kind of shoes the outgoing Federal Reserve chairman wears. Rather than speculate, I emailed a Fed press officer with my question. "Our practice has been to decline to answer personal questions such as the one you pose," he replied. Hey, this isn't his Swiss bank account I'm after. Greenspan's shoes are not a state secret. Bernanke is much more open. He indulged my footwear fetish a while back, admitting he hates to shop and buys "the first pair of black-laced shoes that fit and cost unde...
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