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Flatulo

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8. If you follow the links in the story, you'll see that the US gov't has been considering

Reply to fasttense (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 23, 2013, 09:37 AM

Mar 2013

annuitizing a portion of people's 401k accounts, using the money to buy US treasuries.

In the comments section, one poster notes that we're already being robbed by the Fed keeping interest rates near zero percent. Think of how many trillions are not being accrued by having our money just sit there earning essentially no interest.

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Are you people aware that Kurovski Mar 2013 #1

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oh gosh. Kurovski Mar 2013 #3

Second That! Demeter Mar 2013 #15

Always with the worthwhile links. Kurovski Mar 2013 #16

Yep, the Crisis of Capitalism. bemildred Mar 2013 #4

Fucking vultures. They all should be in prison labour gangs, rebuilding by hand what they helped to idwiyo Mar 2013 #5

Deposits under $100,000 are protected. Those above that amount are taxed. pampango Mar 2013 #6

Did you know that currently US banks can take your deposits. fasttense Mar 2013 #7

If you follow the links in the story, you'll see that the US gov't has been considering Flatulo Mar 2013 #8

k/r marmar Mar 2013 #9

Another case of banks getting caught up in Greek bond market derivatives and getting Flatulo Mar 2013 #10

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A worker's revolution........ socialist_n_TN Mar 2013 #12

Great post cbrer Mar 2013 #13

Just came on to see if this had been posted.....it deserves more notice than it's gotten tpsbmam Mar 2013 #14