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To: Mariner

“Personally, I believe the US Taxpayer will repudiate the US Debt. Still, it’s better than holding stocks...same as treasuries.”

Thanks for your reply! I wish I understood it...Are you saying that taxpayers will avoid buying treasuries? And are you saying that savings bonds are better than stocks or treasuries?


184 posted on 03/10/2011 8:41:57 AM PST by Abigail Adams
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To: Abigail Adams
"Are you saying that taxpayers will avoid buying treasuries?"

No. I am saying that the taxpayer, at some point will refuse to pay the debt. Will in fact default.

The "new regime" could decide to pay all (extremely unlikely), a portion or none of the previous debt. That debt includes Treasuries, I-Bonds, Savings Bonds etc.

The most likely long-term scenario is the US Government (US Taxpayer) completely repudiates all debt.;..since there's not enough money in the whole friggin' world to ever pay it. And, eventually, when interest rates increase to 7-10% on the 10yr issue...10-12% on the 30yr issue...we won't even be able to afford the INTEREST on that debt.

Of course the above scenario assumes we continue to accumulate debt beyond the current $14trillion...a certain scenario.

187 posted on 03/10/2011 10:10:35 AM PST by Mariner (USS Tarawa, VQ3, USS Benjamin Stoddert, NAVCAMS WestPac, 7th Fleet, Navcommsta Puget Sound)
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