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What the Pros Say: US Is Now 'Bankrupt' (I guess)
cnbc ^ | 3/19/09 | cnbc

Posted on 03/19/2009 8:13:43 AM PDT by Ravi

Global stocks traded higher, as did the dollar against the euro, Thursday after the Federal Reserve's surprise announcement it would buy $300 billion in US Treasurys in order to help the ailing economy.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: economy; greatrecession; obama
Things that make you go hmmm.
1 posted on 03/19/2009 8:13:43 AM PDT by Ravi
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To: Ravi

I have known for the past couple of months that our country is bankrupt but the liberals just keep throwing all our taxpayer money down the rat hole. That must be why they are called democRATs.


2 posted on 03/19/2009 8:19:58 AM PDT by Ev Reeman
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To: Ravi

Gold up 69.30 so far this morning.


3 posted on 03/19/2009 8:20:03 AM PDT by scooby321
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To: Ravi

Duhh...Predident Obungle is broke.


4 posted on 03/19/2009 8:20:04 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: Ravi

These idiots are asking for hyper-inflation. If you don’t have your money in gold/silver/platinum or the Euro, you have lost appx 8% of what you have left in US $. Thats in less than 24 hours. I’m convinced they don’t have any other options. The Chinese aren’t going to buy anymore debts. Making a run on the bank is useless as our $$$s will become worthless. Common sense is pushing me to go buy stuff that will have some worth. Which means no US currency, no stocks, no bonds. Very few places left to go now.


5 posted on 03/19/2009 8:20:07 AM PDT by ChinaThreat (3)
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To: ChinaThreat

Sailboat..Keg o Rum...Spam...Ammo...Tent...Etc.


6 posted on 03/19/2009 8:22:08 AM PDT by screaminsunshine (!!)
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To: Ravi
Using your VISA card to pay off your Master Card debt ... I doubt that will work for long, before it all goes blam, pow -- pop.

We now have the government bubble.

7 posted on 03/19/2009 8:23:23 AM PDT by Tarpon (It's a common fact, one can't be liberal and rational at the same time.)
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To: Ravi

Our money being printed should all have Alfred E. Neuman’s picture on it at this point.


8 posted on 03/19/2009 8:24:14 AM PDT by jpl (Help us Obambi Wan Kenobi, you're our only dope.)
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To: Ravi
Thursday after the Federal Reserve's surprise announcement it would buy $300 billion in US Treasurys in order to help the ailing economy.

i don't get it. How does printing money to buy our own debt 'help the ailing economy"? Isn't that like using a cash advance from MC t5o pay your Visa bill? Only on a massive scale?

9 posted on 03/19/2009 8:27:07 AM PDT by pgkdan ( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
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Yeah, zer0's motto is if it's broke, don't fix it.

When you're in a hole, keep digging, etc.

10 posted on 03/19/2009 8:27:41 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (FUBO, he says we should listen to our enemies, but not to Rush - and zer0 has already failed)
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I just used that same analogy...great minds and all that.


11 posted on 03/19/2009 8:28:32 AM PDT by pgkdan ( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
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To: ChinaThreat

That’s why they want us all to go out and buy houses. But who would want to do that in this crazy economic environment?


12 posted on 03/19/2009 8:28:49 AM PDT by Ravi
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To: pgkdan
Crdit FReeper null and void for pic


13 posted on 03/19/2009 8:30:30 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (FUBO, he says we should listen to our enemies, but not to Rush - and zer0 has already failed)
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To: jpl

I’d suggest we put Obama’s picture on the money. That way when it’s useless for anything but wiping your you know what, we can at least get some satisfaction.


14 posted on 03/19/2009 8:37:52 AM PDT by meatloaf
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The dollar is only trading higher against the Euro because they are in worse shape than we are. The fact that the other guys life raft is leaking faster than mine doesn’t bring me great comfort.


15 posted on 03/19/2009 8:46:42 AM PDT by GonzoGOP (There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
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To: pgkdan

It’s obvious that it’s dumb, and not going to do anything but cause the inevitable.

Ominously — It means no one in the world wants America’s debt anymore.

Bankrupt ...


16 posted on 03/19/2009 11:22:24 AM PDT by Tarpon (It's a common fact, one can't be liberal and rational at the same time.)
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