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Thread: Lawmakers already planning more coronavirus stimulus after $2T package

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    It does no good to give people money we don't have if we trigger hyper inflation and people are paying $100 for a loaf of bread. We are attempting to spend ourselves into a currency collapse.
    We are playing a dangerous game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    We are playing a dangerous game.
    But it is the path of least resistance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by beevee View Post
    that's .25 and contradicts your earlier post.
    dilligaf?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    States can't file bankruptcy because they are sovereign. That can just tell the people they own money to to bugger off. But that is why states can run budget deficits typically.
    Give the Demos time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    States can't file bankruptcy because they are sovereign. That can just tell the people they own money to to bugger off. But that is why states can run budget deficits typically.
    can't
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    Wring it out of China. They did it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lummy View Post
    Wring it out of China. They did it.
    They would probably pay with counterfeit currency.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    We are playing a dangerous game.
    I'm very concerned about this, but not nearly as concerned as I will be if it continues into months.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    It does no good to give people money we don't have if we trigger hyper inflation and people are paying $100 for a loaf of bread.

    We are attempting to spend ourselves into a currency collapse.
    Germany in the late 1920's.
    Liberals are a clear and present danger to our nation
    Pick your enemies carefully.






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    Quote Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45 View Post
    You realize that "money" is not even tangible any more. No longer are paper dollars or metal coins required to be "money". Now "money" is "1" and "0" on a computer screen. Need 100 Trillion Dollars? Just type it into the Federal Treasury account.
    Let's use Bitcoins. LOL

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