Geithner impersonates Nicholson – America, you can’t handle the truth

| 11 November 2009 16:06

Tim Geithner has issued a Code Red on the U.S. dollar, but he doesn’t think Americans can handle it.

I believe deeply that it’s very important to the United States, to the economic health of the United States, that we maintain a strong dollar.

Secretary, I have just one more question. If you gave an order that the dollar wasn’t to be touched and your orders are always followed, then why would the dollar be in danger?

I want the truth!

You can’t handle the truth!

I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for the dollar, you curse the U.S. Government. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know – that the dollar’s death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And, my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it.

Did you order the Code Red?

You’re goddamn right I did.

Source

Geithner Says Strong Dollar ‘Very Important’ to U.S. – Bloomberg

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Edward Harrison is the founder of Credit Writedowns and a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty years of business experience. He is also a regular economic and financial commentator on BBC World News, CNBC Television, Business News Network, CBC, Fox Television and RT Television. He speaks six languages, a skill he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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