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MoonRiver

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

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #25)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 08:08 PM

Sep 2013

Are you so naive that you think U.S. citizens ONLY work in the U.S.? And, actually, he was born in Rhodesia, so he is truly a citizen of the world. Anyway I'm checking out for the night. Will look at this thread tomorrow. I was just trying to offer a helpful suggestion. I did not intend to get into a fight.

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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