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Why Our Credit Crunch Mirrors the Weimar Hyperinflation from 1919-1923
Seeking Alpha ^ | 4/15/2009 | Avery Goodman

Posted on 04/15/2009 5:45:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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To: CottonBall

>>If you had some money and were damn sure which way its going you could make some money.


It’s that being ‘damn sure’ part that is tricky ;) <<

That is the trick - particularly with “experts” confidently predicting both deflation and (in this article) runaway inflation.


41 posted on 04/16/2009 8:49:26 AM PDT by gondramB
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To: sickoflibs
I'm inclined to believe that our current period of deflation is temporary. Deflation and stable pricing happens with a stable currency. If the money supply is increased dramatically in a short period of time deflation should be nipped in the bud and inflationary pressures should mount. We have thrown the aerosol can into the bonfire and we are waiting to see what happens. Either it explodes or it doesn't...
42 posted on 04/16/2009 8:59:50 AM PDT by April Lexington (Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
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To: DuncanWaring
I was responding specifically to the point that the article did not mention where the debt came from. I was stating that the source likely isn't important in an economic analysis, once the debt has been incurred.
43 posted on 04/16/2009 10:44:47 AM PDT by CottonBall
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To: sickoflibs

great post -bump^ and bookmark


44 posted on 04/19/2009 7:54:06 AM PDT by FBD (My carbon footprint is bigger then yours)
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To: sanchmo

It would spread the risk and take some of it out of the hands of current monopoly players.


45 posted on 04/22/2009 5:10:14 AM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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To: sanchmo
Excellent points with this, I think, being the most important:

the positioin of US treasury bonds as both a safe and profitable investment

It has to be both, not either or. I hear a lot of currency traders/speculators saying where would you go, but the dollar?

They are setting themselves up.

46 posted on 04/22/2009 5:14:51 AM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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