I'm holding out for negative interest rates - - - them actually paying me when I borrow money.
That speaks directly to human ingenuity and survival instinct. All these government proposals may eventually do little more than force more people...
Law of the Universe - - - there's no free lunch. If input costs are similiar in Europe to what they are in America, someone's gotta pay the...
I'm watching todays Bernanke speech. He's talking taxpayer bailouts (essentially) for overextended homebuyers. His audience is made up of people...
I remember the stories a friend (now long gone) told me of when he was a 20-something kid during the Depression. He use to hitch on trains from...
I think you guys are missing the point. The purpose of GM isn't to make cars or even a profit. - - The purpose is to employ all those execs and...
Not only are the politicians driven by short sighted thinking and their thirst for expanding & maintaining personal power - - - many of them are...
A majority of people are outraged and the central bankers & politicians don't care one bit. - - - "Democracy" in action. - - -
I'm holding out for when they come up with a sufficiently negative rate so theyll actually pay me to borrow money - - - -
Well, I don't know. - - It could be some Grand Plan by "Them" or the accumulation of decades of just plain short sighted stupidity and stubborn...
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Unfortunately its not dead in the minds of the central bankers and politicians. - - It likely won't be dead until the economy is driven to its...
southamerica - - thank you for taking the time to post your reply. Actually I am quite aware of the conditions & history that have led up to the...
The original poster makes many valid points. Fed policy has been horrendous over the years, and U.S. govt policy even worse - - the result of...
Makes sense - a lotta people are screwed and can't do a helluva lot about it anyway even if they knew what was going on. - - Like you I'm hedging...
Sorry everyone - I don't think there are any forums that match this thread directly (given these 'interesting' times, maybe it would be a good...
Saw an interview by Charlie Rose of Chris Dodd - CT - Senate Banking Committee. Basically they want to bail out everyone, and start a bunch of...
:D LMAO ! Laughter is a great stress reliever - Thank you !
The Great Ponzi scheme is coming to an end. Fiat money based on IOUs and controlled by central bankers. The rats are grabbing life preservers for...
"In general, the method for employing the military is this: Preserving the enemy's capital is best, destroying their capital second best....
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