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MoonRiver

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21. To each his/her own.

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #17)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 07:42 PM

Sep 2013

Fisher has many associations, some good some not so good, as do all the top contenders for the job. Point being that Fisher is much more qualified than the others.

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Obama should pick Stanley Fisher for Fed Chairman [View all] MoonRiver Sep 2013 OP

Why is he a better choice than Yellin? Mass Sep 2013 #1

I'm waiting to hear this explanation, too Aerows Sep 2013 #4

I am very closely associated with somebody who knows them all. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #6

Could you be more precise? Mass Sep 2013 #7

No I can't be. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #9

You are not being objective. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #8

My source is impeccable and is world famous. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #10

So your one anonymous friend likes him more. I'll take that with a huge grain of salt. nt pnwmom Sep 2013 #14

I get it. But if you research his credentials you may understand more. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #16

I did. Wikipedia says he received "plaudits" for being the first to raise Israel's interest rates pnwmom Sep 2013 #17

To each his/her own. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #21

Yellin has been # 2 at The Federal Reserve for years. She's extremely well qualified, lacking only pnwmom Sep 2013 #22

So, did you support Hillary in the Democratic primary? MoonRiver Sep 2013 #26

I was content for Clinton and Obama to fight it out -- I liked both of them in the primary, pnwmom Sep 2013 #29

Like Summers, I'd bet he knows Robert Rubin. FarCenter Sep 2013 #23

Youre kidding, right? darkangel218 Sep 2013 #2

Thanks, I was wondering as well Mass Sep 2013 #3

not to mention CFR KG Sep 2013 #28

I think its Yellen. DCBob Sep 2013 #5

Why not Donald Kohn or Roger Ferguson? FarCenter Sep 2013 #11

My source MoonRiver Sep 2013 #12

On the other hand, Fischer is a citizen of Israel. FarCenter Sep 2013 #13

He has dual citizenship. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #15

And a clear conflict of interests. nt pnwmom Sep 2013 #18

I doubt that. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #19

The U.S. and Israel don't have identical interests, economically or otherwise. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #20

What makes you think his interests lie in Israel? MoonRiver Sep 2013 #24

He has dual citizenship therefore he has dual interests. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #25

No. He took a job in Israel. Now that job is over and he returned to the U.S. MoonRiver Sep 2013 #30

He has always had strong ties there and is a citizen. Most US citizens don't have dual citizenship. pnwmom Sep 2013 #32

He was a US citizen, then he became a foreign citizen and held a high office of public trust there FarCenter Sep 2013 #27

How can you assert that he would be a far better candidate than the other contenders pnwmom Sep 2013 #31