See this is a perfect example of what I am talking about with the use of the term "Reagonomics."....Here we have tradr 3 making an utterly useless...
But they don't really print. They buy or sell longer term interest bearing debt (U.S. Treasuries) which has the effect of increasing or...
The 'dollar' is the non interest bearing demand debt of the U.S. Government, that by the operation of law is used as legal tender to settle...
What book on "Reagonomics" are you reading? The word itself is perjorative and highly subjective, more political than economic, a superficial...
Thanks for straightening that out. As you and maybe others appear to want less words, here is the nub, the basics, that answer noob trad3r's...
Excellent comments? Are you joking? That is a prescription to make everywhere look like Detroit! You're right it makes housing really cheap....
Swan, granted the actual range of possible change in the capital gains rate between now and next year is uncertain. That is why I asked you to...
My clear meaning was that Fed QE action did not lower interest rates. If you just look at what happened you will see that interest rates rose and...
Swan, you missed the point of what I wrote here and you are guilty of the kind of generalization that you complain of. Your statement about a1%...
Swan, what is the point...you set up a comparison that is not at issue. What is on the table is reducing interest rates from 1.65 to 1. If...
See paper attached on 'transmission issues' relevant to this thread: http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2010/201041/201041pap.pdf...
Piezoe, I have been trying to offer here a specific discussion of how inflation and deflation work as processess in direct response to the...
Morganist, you know I like to speak directly and clearly about what I am talking about and I like to reduce things to process level. I don't have...
Only to the extent that bailing out a sinking boat succeeds...until they stop bailing.
Piezoe, we are obviously in a deflationary process in the way that I have described it...otherwise, why would all the CBs be trying to inflate?
Morganist, I got your point but I don't think it explains the process nor does it help with making useful definitions for these words. You must...
I think the best way to think about deflation and inflation is by reference to the financial process that underlies them. When we see general...
The most nasty part of this and why the issue of unfunded pensions is in this propertry tax discussion thread is that it sets up a conflict at the...
Good to see you noticed that SS is in the national debt; I trust you can also find the interesting fact that by adusting the terms of the special...
Why is that the choice? Piezoe, what is it that you do not understand about the fact that the cash in from revenue for SS taxes is lower thant...
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