JohnWxy
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Mon Nov-24-08 02:57 PM
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Report: Government prepared to lend $7.4 trillion |
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Mon Nov-24-08 03:01 PM
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1. $7.4 trillion could build a lot of infrastructure. Put a lot of people to work. |
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Mon Nov-24-08 03:11 PM
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3. in addition to direct spending in the banking area we could cut out the middle man |
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The government should set up an agency which would be a public commercial bank and start lending the money directly to the people who need it - businessmen as well as consumers: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=114x48569
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Mon Nov-24-08 03:04 PM
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2. By my calculations, that's $24,666.66 per American |
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I could certainly use $24,666.66!
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