"consumers crushed" & us "economy collapsed", page-57

For those interested in advancing their economic knowledge above the mere repeating of anti-monetary stimulus slogans emanating from the usual suspects here is a link to a good site explaining what operation twist is all about:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/sep/21/operation-twist-federal-resrve-gamble-us-economic-stimulus

As you can understand from reading the article the problem with such operation is that it does not seem to be particularly effective.