Economist Lauds Fed's Effort, Criticizes Bailout Plan As the economic situation grows increasingly complex, experts weigh in on what's working, what's not and what's next. Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin says the Federal Reserve is doing a great job, but the government's bailout plan is all wrong.

Economist Lauds Fed's Effort, Criticizes Bailout Plan

Economist Lauds Fed's Effort, Criticizes Bailout Plan

Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/102280144/102280108" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

As the economic situation grows increasingly complex, experts weigh in on what's working, what's not and what's next. Economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who once advised President Bush and now talks with senators in both parties, tells Steve Inskeep that the Federal Reserve is doing a great job, but the government's bailout plan is all wrong. He says financial firms that are "truly insolvent" should be wound down, not preserved.