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well the war in iraq hasn't helped either. i have a book addressing this which i haven't opened yet. maybe i should.
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surely the house maket bubble is about to pop.
economist say people will not be able to pay back their loans as so many loans are interchangable.
40% of new jobs in the last decade come from the housing boom the same in Australia, its surley about to pop.& yes corduroy blazer 2 wars do hurt the account.
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Green Habit wrote:
Don't worry, the gov't can always print more money.
part of me still doesn't understand why that won't work.
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Untax and spend conservatives.
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stip wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
Don't worry, the gov't can always print more money.
part of me still doesn't understand why that won't work.
You obviously understand the theory: that more money supply will equal more inflation.
The reason why it won't work is twofold: 1. the actual amount of money that would need to be printed to make a difference is substantial. We're talking about hundreds of billions of dollars. 2. The expectations it creates (that a gov't is prepared to repay debt in this way) will in and of itself drive inflation up. Expectations are arguably the most significant driver of inflation. Even more so than underlying increases in costs or demand.
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Jammer91 wrote:
If Soundgarden is perfectly fine with playing together with Tad Doyle on vocals, why the fuck is he wasting his life promoting the single worst album of all time? Holy shit, he has to be the stupidest motherfucker on earth.
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simple schoolboy wrote:
B wrote:
Untax and spend conservatives.
Tax and spend Liberals
If you're going to spend, at least have the money to do so. The "tax-cut and spend Republicans" is a good catchcry... as far as catchcries go anyway.
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Jammer91 wrote:
If Soundgarden is perfectly fine with playing together with Tad Doyle on vocals, why the fuck is he wasting his life promoting the single worst album of all time? Holy shit, he has to be the stupidest motherfucker on earth.
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simple schoolboy wrote:
B wrote:
Untax and spend conservatives.
Tax and spend Liberals
At least the latter doesn't model government after some cousin in a trailer park with maxed out credit cards.
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It's a cultural issue. We stopped being producers and became consumers in our 'live for today' mindset. Why save when I can have the whole 3rd season of Just Shoot Me on DVD?
I am actaully looking forward to house bubble bursting. As I buy up reposessed homes, I will become Maryland's most feared slum lord . Which is approximately as fearsome as a New Jersey Walmart greeter.
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... just 'til the next President.
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shades-go-down wrote:
stip wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
Don't worry, the gov't can always print more money.
part of me still doesn't understand why that won't work.
You obviously understand the theory: that more money supply will equal more inflation.
The reason why it won't work is twofold: 1. the actual amount of money that would need to be printed to make a difference is substantial. We're talking about hundreds of billions of dollars. 2. The expectations it creates (that a gov't is prepared to repay debt in this way) will in and of itself drive inflation up. Expectations are arguably the most significant driver of inflation. Even more so than underlying increases in costs or demand.
But what if they don't tell any one they print it. Just slowly leak it into the system by taking cabs and paying for groceries in cash. Just don't tell our creditors.
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B wrote:
simple schoolboy wrote:
B wrote:
Untax and spend conservatives.
Tax and spend Liberals
At least the latter doesn't model government after some cousin in a trailer park with maxed out credit cards.
First outloud chuckle on these forums in awhile, thanks.
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of supply side economics
