Kauffman economist Robert Litan's outlines how to gauge success
The impact of the financial rescue plan signed into law on Oct. 3 will unfold over time, but it is likely not a perfect panacea for all institutions in need of capital. In his essay on The Atlantic.com, Robert Litan, vice president of Research & Policy at the Kauffman Foundation, outlines how to know if the new law is succeeding in preventing a financial meltdown. He also suggests that the federal government may still have to inject funds into specific financial institutions whose failure the government is not willing to tolerate.
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