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Po_d Mainiac

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7. Dear Westerebus,
Tue Jan 3, 2012, 11:20 AM
Jan 2012

Are you insinuating that an option of increasing the money supply and/or paying US gov't D2D expenses wood be to "just print?" You can't possibly expect such a process to succeed without giving "Gods workers" the fiat to purchase interest bearing paper backed by the full faith of the peoples of the U$A. That wood certainly lead to overheated markets (such as tech stocks or real estate) as investors go mining for higher returns.

Think of the turmoil if those markets crashed! Before one wood have a chance to catch a breath, we could have pieces of parchment replacing precious metals, petroleum, or food grains. Or worse, those items could be morphed into 1's and 0's!

Think of the heartbreak in DC if the major financial institutions couldn't augment the pittance elected officials receive as salaries. Taxes collected from the bloated 95% of the population (who also control nearly 15% of the wealth) have always been meant for the privileged few amongst us

How could our economy possibly organically grow if so-called ‘forward looking’ persons were rewarded with interest on their savings that exceeded the rate of inflation?

It’s taken our Federal Reserve led banking system close to a century to become the pillar and model of the capitalistic system. Failure must not go un-rewarded. The courage to take excessive risk with OPM (other peoples money) is what built this great nation.

Laws must only be followed by the lesser civilian base. To do otherwise wood simply lead to the formation of a banana republic in the center of the North American continent.

No doubt the founding fathers wood never have included verbiage such as ‘habeas corpus’ or ‘rights of assembly’ in the Constitution had they known such words wood spawn such movements as OWS. Blessed be the Officer Pike’s who man the trenches in a gallant effort to preserve the status quo.

In order for our financial system to survive, as well as this great nation, risk must be part of the public domain while privatizing any and all gains.

Yours truly,
Jamie, Lloyd, Ben, Tim, Larry, Pat, Alan, and the rest of the gang.

Ps..What is the meaning of KYPD?

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You might want to take a look at this thread from a couple days ago on the same topic -- Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #1
What you apparently fail to grasp, is that a Treasury Bond isn't money "borrowed". A HERETIC I AM Jan 2012 #2
Actually, I know very little about bonds Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #3
Then I'll do my best to help you understand them just a little more. A HERETIC I AM Jan 2012 #5
Excuse me, but I think you just agreed with me, except where you misunderstood me Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #6
It depends on which debt. westerebus Jan 2012 #4
Dear Westerebus, Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #7
The reason to Keep Your Powder Dry is on the way... westerebus Jan 2012 #8
$20? Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #9
Randon notation AG. westerebus Jan 2012 #19
I tend to fergets the $40-48 ramp job. Dog farts have lingered longer than that. Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #23
Curious and curiouser. westerebus Jan 2012 #24
Assassinations, 9/11's and other 'Black Swan' cover-ups don't come cheap Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #25
datum can suck Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #10
What's wrong with transfer payments going up? eridani Jan 2012 #11
That wood be an option Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #20
Or we could shorten work weeks and raise or maintain pay eridani Jan 2012 #22
#23 is deceptive -- makes me distrust the rest of the claims, ayuh. Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #12
The key words are 'private sector' Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #13
But the numbers are still deceptive Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #14
You are talking money (which is worse) Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #16
But even the number of contributors isn't apples to apples Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #17
It ain't a left or right thing Po_d Mainiac Jan 2012 #21
You're All Having a Par-tay, And Didn't Invite Me? Demeter Jan 2012 #15
It didn't start out as a par-tay Tansy_Gold Jan 2012 #18
As long as the debt is denomonated in dollars it makes no difference. Sam1 Jan 2012 #26
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