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Bond insurers All fall down?
Economist ^ | 01/18/08

Posted on 01/18/2008 8:50:14 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster

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To: abigkahuna
Then go and try to withdraw ten grand of your own money out of the bank.

I routinely cash out a lot more than that. But you are right and you are wrong : ) Banks typically do not have a lot of cash sitting in the vault, that would be stupid. Ideally from the banks perspective they would loan out every single dollar that they have. They carefully calculate how much cash is going to be needed for withdrawals each day and when someone like me comes in and needs a lot of cash they simply may not have it on hand.

Now piddly little withdrawals like a couple of grand are no big deal.

21 posted on 01/18/2008 9:52:52 PM PST by LeGrande
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To: kinoxi
"I hate it when the sky falls, again"

It's likely true this time.

22 posted on 01/18/2008 10:01:14 PM PST by Mariner
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To: LeGrande

Okay, I am wrong. Furthermore the “current” financial crisis is nothing more than those bugaboo democrats trying to talk the economy down for political gain. All I will say is this. If you live within five miles of a 7-11, you are toast.


23 posted on 01/18/2008 10:05:24 PM PST by abigkahuna (Step on up folks and see the "Strange Thing" only a thin dollar, babies free)
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To: durasell
"It isn’t the end of the world. Just a nasty recession. "

Getting close to some very lucrative buying opportunities. About one or two months, maybe.

yitbos

24 posted on 01/18/2008 10:18:06 PM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds. - Ayn Rand")
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To: bruinbirdman

Not for awhile. A year, maybe 18 months...or more.


25 posted on 01/18/2008 10:22:43 PM PST by durasell (!)
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To: durasell
Generally, yes. Specifically, no.

yitbos

26 posted on 01/18/2008 10:27:27 PM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds. - Ayn Rand")
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To: bruinbirdman

We haven’t begun to see this thing fully play out...


27 posted on 01/18/2008 10:28:19 PM PST by durasell (!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

At what point does the Media thank BILL CLINTON and JESSE JACKSON for creating this mess???

Remember when it was racist not to give no-doc mortgages to blacks and illegals??

Jesse Jackson made MILLIONS from this scam and the CRA changes, inner-city connected Democrats have made BILLIONS from massive mortgage fraud, and the taxpayers are going to get stuck for TRILLIONS from this nightmare...


28 posted on 01/18/2008 10:34:22 PM PST by tcrlaf (VOTE DEMOCRAT-You'll look great in a Burka!)
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To: durasell
There are thousands of equities, maybe millions. My latest happens to be an IPO.

yitbos

29 posted on 01/18/2008 10:36:27 PM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds. - Ayn Rand")
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To: tcrlaf
William “Sukin Syn” Clinton left a lot of mess. Media is still in love with him. There is no chance in Hell that Boomer liberal media big wigs turn on their icon.
30 posted on 01/18/2008 10:37:43 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
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To: bruinbirdman

I’d still like to see how this plays out.


31 posted on 01/18/2008 10:37:59 PM PST by durasell (!)
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Know soon? "They" knew in 12/2006. This crap has been on the horizon for quite some time. IMHO, orchestrated.

Why?

Cause the RHINO's in DC and the GOP have screwed the pooch. They know it. It's how the shell game with the smoke-n-mirrors is played on The Hill coupled with complete compliance of the MSM to shill for the NWO, socialisms and the elites.

We are headed for a serious slowdown in the economy.

The said think is this will most likely give the RATS total control after 2008.

Still neither side does anything but sleep w/respect to illegal immigration , unsecured borders, oil dependency, and fair trade.

32 posted on 01/18/2008 10:48:23 PM PST by RSmithOpt (Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
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To: abigkahuna

*BUMP* !


33 posted on 01/19/2008 2:51:41 AM PST by ex-Texan (Matthew 7: 1 - 6)
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To: abigkahuna
Okay, I am wrong.

Everyone is wrong when it comes to predicting the future : ) Predicting the future is impossible and anyone who tries is a fool. That doesn't stop me from trying to hedge my bets, but I have a lot of free time : )

34 posted on 01/19/2008 9:22:25 AM PST by LeGrande
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To: abigkahuna

You are right. It is tied to the price of oil, which will be rising to $4.5/pgal by April and debt. Our Government leaders do not understand basic economics and it will only be made worse when stimulus packages are passed due to the increase in public debt.

The only solution is to cut the size of Government by 50% and reduce taxes across the board for all Government (Fed, State, and Local property taxes). We have met the threshold of a viable economy and taxes. If not reduced by June08, we will be seeing a depression.


35 posted on 01/19/2008 9:40:06 AM PST by DownInFlames (,)
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