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Yeti — 3/25/2008 4:21:56 PM (archived)

The total monetary leverage of the fed has been estimated at 750 Billion to just over 1.4 trillion by most of the economists I listen to. So, keep track... On the low-end, the fed has used up anywhere from 1/3rd to 1/2 half its leverage.

When that runs out... well, we don't want to think about that.

Oh, and the Fed (or at least its prior incarnations) have gone insolvent in the past. Its not a novel event.

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This is getting silly- Fed printing up more money to thow at bad banks. - Yeti - 3/25/2008 4:17:59 PM
- the USA has over $140 Trillion in financial assets... - TAFKASE - 3/26/2008 1:33:19 PM
  - It's an election year. (n/t) - TB - 3/26/2008 5:57:16 PM
  - re: Economics 101 - Yeti - 3/26/2008 3:00:51 PM
    - You are a philosopher king - TAFKASE - 3/26/2008 6:31:37 PM
      - No - Yeti - 3/26/2008 6:46:35 PM
        
        Oh, but you do have a Phd in economics? - TAFKASE - 3/26/2008 6:55:26 PM
        
        Wow, the hypocrisy is so thick I could cut it with a bandsaw - Yeti - 3/26/2008 9:02:01 PM
        
        Government tries to fix complex equipment by slamming it with a sledge hammer... - TB - 3/27/2008 1:04:51 AM
    - re: Economics 101 - TB - 3/26/2008 6:24:03 PM
      - re: Economics 101 - Yeti - 3/26/2008 6:45:15 PM
        
        Wasn't arguing, just putting up a number. (n/t) - TB - 3/26/2008 7:09:23 PM
        
        re: "It's an election year" - Yeti - 3/26/2008 9:07:32 PM
        
        re: "It's an election year" - TB - 3/26/2008 10:39:46 PM
- Let's not go overboard. - alcaray - 3/25/2008 4:57:15 PM
  - Yep, true, but the fed is handing out absurdly low rates - Yeti - 3/25/2008 5:59:07 PM
    - in other words - Yeti - 3/25/2008 6:02:50 PM
      - There are a lot of people who believe that the US just prints money to pay debts. - alcaray - 3/25/2008 8:38:31 PM
        
        Yeah, well, I disagree with your statement. - Yeti - 3/25/2008 9:43:23 PM
        
        Which statement do you disagree with (at this point)? (n/t) - alcaray - 3/25/2008 10:52:07 PM
        
        That there is a problem with saying that the fed is printing money to try to stop this crisis. (n/t) - Yeti - 3/25/2008 11:17:00 PM
        
        Well, using satirical language, I guess it is accurate. - alcaray - 3/26/2008 12:22:25 AM
        
        I do see your point. - Yeti - 3/26/2008 4:47:12 AM
- re: This is getting silly - TB - 3/25/2008 4:34:40 PM
  - re: This is getting silly - Yeti - 3/25/2008 4:48:03 PM
    - re: This is getting silly - TB - 3/25/2008 5:06:33 PM
- BTW - Yeti - 3/25/2008 4:21:56 PM
  - How much PAPER and INK does it take? - carl - 3/25/2008 5:10:21 PM
    - That's what our military is now for. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/25/2008 6:50:00 PM
      - Like I said before: China's ENTIRE ECONOMY is smaller than the American Government, - TAFKASE - 3/26/2008 7:07:35 PM
        
        I look at factory growth. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/27/2008 2:30:01 AM

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