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Re:Silicon Valley Bank unmasks the hypocrisy of libertarian ... by alecco on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @08:32AM (#35167275)
Yellen was the 11th President of the SF Fed [1] and the current president is her protégé [2]. Greg Becker (SVB CEO & president) was in SF Fed board of directors until Friday [2]. He successfully lobbied for less regulations for his bank. The SF Fed looked the other way.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Yellen

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_C._Daly

[3] https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/ceo-failed-silicon-valley...

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Re:Silicon Valley Bank unmasks the hypocrisy of libertarian ... by pclmulqdq on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @08:41AM (#35167384)
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Janet Yellen is probably the biggest individual contributor to the current economic crisis, and has made it much worse than it otherwise would have been.
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