We need the middle class to be debt slaves perpetually.

Discussion in 'Economics' started by noob_trad3r, Feb 22, 2012.

  1. zdreg

    zdreg

    no need to worry. obama will bail them in exchange for supporting his lefty agenda. it is a done deal as these students enjoy the slacker life at the taxpayer's expense. a lot of these students are barely literate.
     
    #11     Feb 22, 2012
  2. This is easily solved. First, take a low paying job, take an earned income credit get a tax refund even tough you paid no income tax, the IRS snags the refund to pay for the unpaid loan balance.

    Win win.
     
    #12     Feb 22, 2012
  3. rew

    rew

    Except that the Republicans are perfectly happy with the process as well.
     
    #13     Feb 23, 2012
  4. To be honest there will always to "structural" problems in the U.S. as long as we stay anything other than a socialist based economy/policies.
     
    #14     Feb 23, 2012
  5. clacy

    clacy

    Yes, because as the EU is proving, socialism is a perfect system.
     
    #15     Feb 23, 2012
  6. Haha I am in no way advocating a socialist system.
     
    #16     Feb 24, 2012
  7. my fav car I have ever owned, e46m3 convertible. it was an 2002, man do I miss that car. the memories were great :)
     
    #17     Feb 24, 2012
  8. “Politics is the art by which politicians get money from the rich and votes from the poor on the pretext of protecting each from the other.” -- Oscar Ameringer
     
    #18     Feb 25, 2012
  9. Good1

    Good1

    THIS YouTube presentation talks about "money as debt", and shows how the banking system works. The most notable thing about it is that while it used to be that loans were based on how much gold was in reserve at a ratio of 9 dollars lent to one dollar in reserve(9:1 fix-fractional lending), the system gradually morphed to where money is created when someone signs on the dotted line to owe X dollars over Y time. When that loan is paid back, the money is uncreated. Another interesting tidbit is that for a reserve of about $1000, typically $100,000 will be created through these loans. So perpetual debt is more or less built-in to the system, especially when you consider that the US goes into debt just to get dollars printed up.
     
    #19     Feb 27, 2012
  10. Good1

    Good1

    THIS four minute video from PositiveMoney.com explains it briefly and clearly.
     
    #20     Feb 28, 2012