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Tue Jul 22, 2014, 02:06 PM

hedgehog (36,286 posts)

I think I'm in love with Janet Yellen -

According to a recent article in the New Yorker, she and her husband were always worried about losing their jobs at Berkley, so they timed their sabbaticals in government service accordingly.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/07/21/the-hand-on-the-lever

The Hand on the Lever, Nicholas Lemann, New yorker 07/21/2014

Let me repeat that - we now have a head of the Federal Reserve who worried most of her life about being out of work. She understands! She's one of us.

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
I think I'm in love with Janet Yellen - (Original post)	hedgehog	Jul 2014	OP
if you are CEO of a billion dollar corporation she will love you right back nt	msongs	Jul 2014	#1
former fed chair paul volcker drove a beat-up jalopy while driving rates sky high	unblock	Jul 2014	#2
There's a difference between being plain cheap and worrying about being	hedgehog	Jul 2014	#3
true -- but i'll judge her by her actions in office.	unblock	Jul 2014	#4
That's a proper reaction.	hedgehog	Jul 2014	#5
So far, she's done a solid job	66 dmhlt	Jul 2014	#6

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Tue Jul 22, 2014, 02:09 PM

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1. if you are CEO of a billion dollar corporation she will love you right back nt

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Tue Jul 22, 2014, 02:17 PM

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2. former fed chair paul volcker drove a beat-up jalopy while driving rates sky high

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Tue Jul 22, 2014, 02:18 PM

hedgehog (36,286 posts)

3. There's a difference between being plain cheap and worrying about being

out of work.

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Tue Jul 22, 2014, 02:46 PM

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4. true -- but i'll judge her by her actions in office.

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Tue Jul 22, 2014, 03:27 PM

hedgehog (36,286 posts)

5. That's a proper reaction.

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Wed Jul 23, 2014, 06:38 AM

66 dmhlt (1,941 posts)

6. So far, she's done a solid job

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