[rbg81]

The Federal Reserve can never raise interest rates again. I simply can not see how they can do it, without bankrupting the US Government, or most of Europe and Japan.

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Bingo. You are exactly right. We have been feeling the consequences for some time now. This is why I think Negative interest rates are almost guaranteed. The only way this Ponzi scheme works is if the Government gets paid to borrow $$.

[Jonty30]

The purpose of negative interest rates is to discourage savings. It’s to force people to cash out their paycheques completely everytime they get paid.