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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Just the opposite—this move would zero out the bad loans on banks’ books, releasing funds held in reserve. Easy money for everyone = hyperinflated equities = Dow 100,000.


46 posted on 08/05/2010 10:10:24 AM PDT by qwertyz
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To: qwertyz

You forget, we are living in bizarro world now.


58 posted on 08/05/2010 10:18:45 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law." -- Aristotle)
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To: qwertyz

Um - a loan - even a bad one is still an asset on the bank’s books. Zeroing out an asset is bad for the balance sheet.


64 posted on 08/05/2010 10:25:21 AM PDT by SlayerOfBunnies (An Indian friend of mine wishes to remind everyone... Indians <> muslims)
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To: qwertyz

You think this will drive the market up?


175 posted on 08/05/2010 1:40:20 PM PDT by presently no screen name
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