tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post3367446840808024137..comments2023-10-29T10:54:58.681-04:00Comments on Vox Baby: Senator Clinton's Letter and SpeechAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514024573333057559noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-82402668242837172192007-12-30T22:41:00.000-05:002007-12-30T22:41:00.000-05:00Nothing is worth anything. Over the last 25 yrs, ...Nothing is worth anything. Over the last 25 yrs, the economic growth has been financed by the federal reserve pumping money into the system through the central banks or thru monetarization by issuing US bonds to sell to pay for war - some of which go to foreign countries to buy the bonds. People might have jobs, but the cost of living is rising very fast. The value of the dollar is falling Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-77616842296445053042007-03-29T01:18:00.000-04:002007-03-29T01:18:00.000-04:00"U.S. dollar would depreciate and domestic interes..."U.S. dollar would depreciate and domestic interest rates would rise"<BR/><BR/>"nor very severe in its real consequences if it does."<BR/><BR/>Oh? In a society totally saturated with government, speculative, mortgage, consumer and other debt?<BR/><BR/>Are you sure?Edward Charles Ponzi Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06696953236990137178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-28494021599866808232007-03-12T12:27:00.000-04:002007-03-12T12:27:00.000-04:00Anon,You refer to a time in the 80's when Japan fo...Anon,<BR/>You refer to a time in the 80's when Japan forgot how collusion only works once. Capital markets always find a price, that is why they never did that again. Like Global Warming, Japan Inc. was simply the meme of the time.<BR/><BR/>Mrs. Bill Clinton appears to forget the Asian Flu & Mexican currency crisis during Mr. Clinton's presidency. Then again, greatest economy ever.<BR/><BR/>Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09551356233624437730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-41518848761646812492007-03-06T04:27:00.000-05:002007-03-06T04:27:00.000-05:00I'm a big fan of trade and China, Funk, but:1. Ch...I'm a big fan of trade and China, Funk, but:<BR/><BR/>1. China has a very long history of opening up to the world for short periods and then slamming the gates shut again.<BR/><BR/>2. China isn't just any country, but the next in line for the title of World's Only Superpower.<BR/><BR/>If they can shorten America's spluttering reign by a decade simply by turning our debt into junk bonds, who's toalphiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482686190243715392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-42513205870171235812007-03-06T00:14:00.000-05:002007-03-06T00:14:00.000-05:00"You're assuming China and Japan are our friends."..."You're assuming China and Japan are our friends."<BR/><BR/>Why are you summing up this in good/bad terms? China and Japan are our trading partners. good/bad, friend/enemy don't come into play.<BR/><BR/>Don't you know that production and trade are the keys?<BR/><BR/>All anybody can hope for is a comparative advantage and that is in the short run. In the long run we are all bedtter off and the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-44434093576679148212007-03-05T05:01:00.000-05:002007-03-05T05:01:00.000-05:00You're assuming China and Japan are our friends.If...You're assuming China and Japan are our friends.<BR/><BR/>If their goal was to cause as much damage as possible to the U.S. economy...selling off our debt at a discount while at the same time banning U.S. imports and nationalizing all foreign owned ventures...<BR/><BR/>But, of course, China is America's best friend and would never want to see us fall off our perch.alphiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00482686190243715392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8537995.post-25788888772742118312007-03-04T19:54:00.000-05:002007-03-04T19:54:00.000-05:00I am posting without spending the time to try and ...I am posting without spending the time to try and find the source...<BR/><BR/>When Bill Clinton was president there was a period of pestering Japan about trade deficits (and perhaps currency values). A Treasury auction came up and the Japanese held back from participation [buying] until the very last hour (or so).<BR/><BR/>The message the Bill C and the USA: IF we don't soak up your debt Who Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com