Posted AT 2:03 PM EST on 23/08/08
Critics question Wall Street bailouts
JACKSON, Wyo. — Do Washington policy makers listen too much to Wall Street? A possible bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, on the heels of similar action involving investment firm Bear Stearns, seems to send a loud signal to financial companies that the government will clean up their messes.
That's the feeling of some analysts and academics here Saturday, the final day of a high-profile economics conference.
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