Martin Feldstein notes the [[Obama administration]]'s aim to [[Debt monetization|monetize the debt]] is "a dangerous gamble with only a small potential upside benefit and substantial risks of creating asset bubbles that could destabilise the global economy." Feldstein continues, "The greatest danger will then be to leveraged investors, including individuals who bought these assets with borrowed money and banks that hold long-term securities. These risks should be clear after the recent crisis driven by the bursting of asset price bubbles. Although the specific asset prices that are now rising are different from last time, the possibility of damaging declines when bubbles burst is worryingly similar."<ref>http://www.nber.org/feldstein/ft11032010.html</ref> | Martin Feldstein notes the [[Obama administration]]'s aim to [[Debt monetization|monetize the debt]] is "a dangerous gamble with only a small potential upside benefit and substantial risks of creating asset bubbles that could destabilise the global economy." Feldstein continues, "The greatest danger will then be to leveraged investors, including individuals who bought these assets with borrowed money and banks that hold long-term securities. These risks should be clear after the recent crisis driven by the bursting of asset price bubbles. Although the specific asset prices that are now rising are different from last time, the possibility of damaging declines when bubbles burst is worryingly similar."<ref>http://www.nber.org/feldstein/ft11032010.html</ref> |