Ben Bernanke actually said...

I think there would be a lot of agreement that our tax code is very complex, and is not conducive to the most productive activities in many cases.

Bernanke acknowledges the complexity of the tax code as a barrier to productive investment.

02/08/2011

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There is no commitment by any means to never shut down a big bank. Absolutely not.

We are going to be very tough on them to make sure... they take whatever drastic steps are necessary to restore themselves to profitability.

We would be delighted if the Congress would pass a substantial resolution regime that would create a set of rules and expectations for how y...

The worst thing that could happen is if we don't get cooperation from Europe, from Asia.