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gulfcoastliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:04 PM Original message |
Volcker Says Fed's Bear Loan Stretches Legal Power |
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bilgewaterbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-08-08 11:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Bear could've been left to fail but the resulting panic would've taken down |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 12:05 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. It is all artificial |
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bilgewaterbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 12:11 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. There was no money used. Only a guarantee in case the assumed debt fails. |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 01:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Question is, how can that "assumed debt" NOT fail? |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 06:59 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Passing the "magic" bucks back and forth... |
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Sadie5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 02:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. TwixVoy |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 06:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Money IS debt. That's practically the only way money is made anymore. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 12:12 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. How will they learn if there are no consequences? n/t |
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Gman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 06:34 AM Response to Original message |
8. That's what I screamed about when this happened... |
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Deny and Shred (453 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 09:36 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. $29 B for Bear Stearns. The FED is lending at the Discount Window, too. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. questionable legal decisions -- no, not the Bushies |
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