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Scary possibility? Despite short-term stimulus and long-term deficit reduction, the economy doesn't get better and rates rise. 2:01 PM May 24th via Twitter for Mac
Possible future careers for Geithner? Secretary of state, head of the Ford Foundation, Dartmouth president? 2:22 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
mattyglesias The next Treasury Secretary will either be a Republican or Lael Brainard in an acting capacity. #realtalk 2:16 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck Retweeted by goldfarb and 2 others
A lot of Geithner successor commentary today. POTUS might invoke "extraordinary measures" and require TreasSec to stay. 2:02 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
At rite aid, a warm 42.2 oz diet coke costs almost half a cold 20 oz diet coke. 1:34 PM May 22nd via Twitterrific
#fb seems to be losing friends 6:59 AM May 21st via TweetDeck
had such high hopes for veep :-/ 7:38 PM May 20th via Twitter for Mac
today my spoken words were retweeted. much easier than actually typing them. @ylanmui @brady_dennis 9:19 AM May 18th via TweetDeck
brady_dennis RT @ylanmui: @goldfarb: "$FB would have started trading at 9:30 a.m. but they were too busy procrastinating on #Facebook ..." 8:04 AM May 18th via TweetDeck Retweeted by goldfarb
Today is a bad day for any journalism that doesn't have to do with Facebook. 7:41 AM May 18th via TweetDeck
Dan Tarullo vs. Jamie Dimon: washingtonpost.com/business/econo… 7:41 AM May 18th via TweetDeck
Enjoyed tasti-d-lite and rustik in one day! DC just getting better! 5:14 PM May 12th via Twitterrific
Bernanke: restaurant didn't accept gold bars MT @davidmwessel Who paid? Ron Paul has breakfast w/ Ben Benanke. on.wsj.com/JeVaK1 5:00 AM May 10th via Twitterrific
The No. 8 company on the #Fortune500 is owned and fully controlled by the gov't: Fannie Mae. 5:20 AM May 7th via Twitterrific
It seems probable POTUS will one day support gay marriage. If true, what will he then say about the time when he was evolving? 8:56 AM May 6th via Twitterrific
MO asks for applause for First Lady RT @MichelleObama Can we get another round of applause for our First Lady? twitter.com/MichelleObama/… 1:07 PM May 5th via Twitterrific
Wondering if Fed doves are talking down QE3 so that hawks don't talk up tightening 8:32 AM May 4th via TweetDeck
My article on how the political system has handled state and local job cuts from earlier this week washingtonpost.com/business/econo… 6:52 AM May 4th via Safari on iOS
One way to bring unemployment rate down: ask everyone to give up looking for work. 6:33 AM May 4th via Twitterrific
DavidNakamura Obama has never liked the 1 percent RT @postpolls Among black voters in #Virginia, Obama is up 97 to 1 percent. wapo.st/KhgdvM 2:35 PM May 3rd via web Retweeted by goldfarb and 2 others

Name Zach Goldfarb
Location Washington, D.C.
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Bio I cover economic policy for The Washington Post. Tweets (or RTs) are not endorsements.