Geithner Plan Will Rob US Taxpayers: Nobel-Winning Economist

Geithner Plan Will Rob US Taxpayers: Nobel-Winning Economist

The U.S. government plan to rid banks of toxic assets will rob American taxpayers by exposing them to too much risk and is unlikely to work as long as the economy remains weak, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said on Tuesday.

"The Geithner plan is very badly flawed," Stiglitz told Reuters in an interview during a Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong.

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