I cannot believe Trump chose this chauvinistic hypocrite for a seat on the Federal Reserve

[Ohiogal]

But, then, aren't all his appointments like this? UGH "No intellectual gravitas" either ..... fits right in with all the other know nothings .....

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Stephen Moore, the economics commentator chosen by Donald Trump for a seat on the Federal Reserve board, was found in contempt of court after failing to pay his ex-wife hundreds of thousands of dollars in alimony, child support and other debts.

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Moore has lamented the steady decline in US marriage numbers, asserting in an October 2014 article that “intact families” were important for the economy and criticising “those who cheer divorce as a form of women’s liberation”.

Concluding the article, he called for a “personal and national commitment to sturdy families” and strong parenting as part of a “culture of virtue” aimed at saving the American economy from what he called a path of decline.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/30/trump-stephen-moore-federal-reserve-board

"Them uppity wimmins who don't stay in traditional roles are what's ruining our economy!" UUGGHH

[LonePirate]

1. Why can't you imagine it? He always picks unqualified, horrible people for positions he fills.

It's to be expected he would nominate someone as awful as Moore.

[struggle4progress]

2. Moore owes $75,000 in unpaid taxes

UPDATED ON: MARCH 29, 2019 / 12:12 PM / CBS/AP

Stephen Moore, President Donald Trump's pick to serve on the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors, owes more than $75,000 in unpaid taxes. A federal tax lien was filed against Moore in January 2018, saying the government had won the judgement against him.

The president said last week he intends to nominate Stephen Moore to fill a vacancy on the Fed's seven-member board ...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-federal-reserve-pick-stephen-moore-owes-75000-to-the-irs/

[struggle4progress]

3. Federal Reserve pick linked to indicted boyfriend of Russian agent

Jon Swaine in New York
Fri 22 Mar 2019 19.27 EDT First published on Fri 22 Mar 2019 16.46 EDT

Donald Trump’s new nominee for the Federal Reserve Board created a controversial political group with Paul Erickson, a conservative operative charged with fraud whose girlfriend pleaded guilty to being a Russian agent.

Stephen Moore and Erickson founded the not-for-profit Citizens for the Republic to advocate for Reaganite policies during the 2008 election, according to records from the time. Moore was president and Erickson was executive director ...

In an email exchange last July following the indictment of Erickson’s girlfriend, Maria Butina, Moore told the Guardian he was no longer close to Erickson, who was indicted last month in South Dakota on charges of wire fraud and money laundering ...

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/mar/22/stephen-moore-federal-reserve-paul-erickson-maria-butina

[Ilsa]

4. Is this a job where the senate must confirm him? nt

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. No surprise.