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| | | (...) Ever thought about why interest rates are so low? Scott A (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | interest rates & "Economic Health" —Scott Arthur
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| | | | (...) I neglected to add (URL) this link>. Scott A (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: interest rates & "Economic Health" —John Neal
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| | | | (...) That is old news with outdated figures. And BTW, that reminds me. Seen our rate of inflation lately? I am a small business owner, and for me, this is the best economy I have experienced since I started paying taxes some 30 years ago. It has (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: interest rates & "Economic Health" —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | (...) OK. Tell me what has changed over the last month! (...) What does low inflation & low interest rates signify? Clue: Take a look at the Japanese economy. (...) If real interest rates are the lowest for 30 years, what is the incentive for me to (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: interest rates & "Economic Health" —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) (URL) (...) It signifies that prices are low so stuff is cheap, and getting money is cheap as well. (...) Borrow money and start a business or buy property! (...) How could they do that if we are taking their oil? (...) No. As it is now it is (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: interest rates & "Economic Health" —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) Hardly a rosy picture! "Fewer jobs at home. No pension protection. No health care plan. Gambling the future of Social Security and Medicare" "The Labor Department said the nation's unemployment rate had edged up from 5.6 to 5.7 percent in (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: interest rates & "Economic Health" —John Neal
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| | | | | | (...) Please indicate for me a time when the picture was rosy so that I may compare. (snip) (...) Don't be so intelligent. I am a consumer. Prices are low. I don't need to know about theoretical economic BS that nobody is sure about anyway. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: interest rates & "Economic Health" —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | (...) That is easy, the USA has a boom-bust economy. How about before Bush came to power? (...) Spoken like a true “small businessman”. (...) For those who still have jobs and can afford a home perhaps... As an aside, is the interest on your "home (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: interest rates & "Economic Health" —Pedro Silva
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| | | | (...) Why so? The US administrations gets to decide if Iraq sells or not its oil. If they decide Iraqi oil stays out of the market, and the price goes up, who benefits? A hint: do the people who decide have shares in oil producing companies? (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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