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- From: gary@intrepid.com (Gary Funck)
- Subject: Re: C-SPAN & 1929 !
- Organization: Intrepid Technology, Inc.
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:21:49 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.162149.7192@intrepid.com>
- References: <9211071908.AA10763@inet-gw-1.pa.dec.com> <1992Nov10.011635.26341@intrepid.com> <1992Nov10.225250.3355@gumby.dsd.trw.com>
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- In article <1992Nov10.225250.3355@gumby.dsd.trw.com> suhre@meltami.dsd.trw.com (Maurice E. Suhre) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov10.011635.26341@intrepid.com> gary@intrepid.com (Gary Funck) writes:
- >>
- >>Lowering rates has the
- >>effect of giving new life to debt-ridden, marginal corporations,
- >>and helped to keep the banking system afloat -- possibly long enough
- >>to sustain a recovery. But, as usual, it will be the taxpayer
- >>that picks up the tab for this action.
- >
- >It isn't obvious to me how the taxpayer "picks up the tab" for lower
- >interest rates.
- >
-
- The relationship is indirect, and arguable. My point was that if we support
- an economic system which keeps weak businesses and banks afloat, we hurt
- ourselves:
- (1) weak businesses generally block progress and job growth
- (2) weak businesses cannot compete as well in a global market
- (3) lower interest rates will lower the yield on conservative, long-term
- investments. This forces individuals to take on higher risk, or accept
- a lower level of real income. As the TV economists noted, lower real income
- decreases tax revenues, which raises govt. debt. Higher risk investing
- encourages speculation (not usually in a productive sector), which damages
- the stability of our financial markets.
-
- - Gary
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