tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185557084781093844.post1158887660914321188..comments2024-03-13T05:29:40.113-05:00Comments on 88 miles per hour: High-Stakes Musical Chairsdanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13047910693271897791noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185557084781093844.post-88987871717887540192008-09-26T14:21:00.000-05:002008-09-26T14:21:00.000-05:00Right On Casey!!The mortgage crisis and the curren...Right On Casey!!<BR/><BR/>The mortgage crisis and the current economic turmoil is a direct result of the Federal Reserve's artificial lowering of interest rates--which spurred major banks and other corporations to back bad mortgages.--With each new bailout, you are forced to take on the liabilities of Wall Street, all while the value of your paycheck decreases due to the inflationary policies of the Federal Reserve. They say that $700 billion will be tied up in non-productive use--that amount of money in the private sector could be used to research new technologies, start small businesses that create thousands of jobs, or upgrade vital infrastructure. Instead that money will be siphoned off into unproductive assets which will burden the government for years to come.-----------Ok Ok, I'll jump off the soapbox! :)Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16766618714198168931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185557084781093844.post-46646031716728347242008-09-19T15:18:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:18:00.000-05:00Man, I could write about this for hours!! Let tho...Man, I could write about this for hours!! Let those who are responsible suffer the consequences. If you couldn't afford your house, you'll lose it. If your business can't make its debt payments, you'll go out of business. Argh.<BR/><BR/>EricSuman Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681265501055458622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185557084781093844.post-44025877508328174432008-09-19T15:03:00.000-05:002008-09-19T15:03:00.000-05:00Dude -- you are wrong. There is a money tree grow...Dude -- you are wrong. There is a money tree growing in my backyard as I type this. (Kidding -- nice post.)The G-Funk!https://www.blogger.com/profile/18357488723513033145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185557084781093844.post-48717757519257230002008-09-19T13:32:00.000-05:002008-09-19T13:32:00.000-05:00Amen Case! We to thought we had missed it. And no...Amen Case! We to thought we had missed it. And now I am very happy in my little aparment looking forward to 2 more years of it so that when the time comes we will be ready.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253397114415929310noreply@blogger.com