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at140

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14. Excessive Debt has caused demise of empires, corporations and individuals

Reply to Under The Radar (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 24, 2020, 08:27 PM

Mar 2020

The republicans do not give a rat's behind about the long term effects of debt.
All they care is getting re-elected and hang on to power.

I am not sure that $4 Trillion Kudlow talks about is US Treasury taking on that debt.
It is strictly between the Federal Reserve bank and corporations+banks.

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Let's say the markets recover this week.... [View all] Under The Radar Mar 2020 OP

They aren't going to recover for a very long time, IMHO. nt spooky3 Mar 2020 #1

Today's market rally was classic at140 Mar 2020 #2

Stocks will tank again soon when immense unemployment numbers and loss of profits is reported wishstar Mar 2020 #3

it would be better to just ignore the stock market. it is only a reflection on speculators and money msongs Mar 2020 #4

That's like saying nobody gets the coronavirus Shermann Mar 2020 #6

Ignore, if you don't stocks somewhere, like retirement funds. empedocles Mar 2020 #8

Reality is gonna get in the way of that. gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #5

Put this into perspective kurtcagle Mar 2020 #7

There is a $6 trillion number being thrown around by Kudlow Under The Radar Mar 2020 #11

Excessive Debt has caused demise of empires, corporations and individuals at140 Mar 2020 #14

Yes, because the market is not the economy XRubicon Mar 2020 #9

Let me see you explain that to Trump Under The Radar Mar 2020 #12

I wish I had the chance to explain this to shitbird XRubicon Mar 2020 #13

Few uncertainties have been resolved. Yavin4 Mar 2020 #10

Ain't gonna happen. GeorgeGist Mar 2020 #15