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2008-04-27 — typepad.com
A missive on the Greenspan legacy by Jeremy Grantham: ``Paul Volcker inherited about as big a mess as we have today. He worked out what he had to do and did it with unusual lack of concern about what Congress thought of the necessary pain involved and the number of enemies he might make. He paid the price for forthright behavior by being replaced, despite a record for correct and tough behavior that makes for the most invidious comparison today. When Volcker was replaced, by the way, he did not moan and groan but like an old soldier quietly disappeared. There were no high-proï¬ le announcements about the economy or any $300,000-an-evening appearances paid for by ï¬nancial ï¬rms...''
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