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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:22 PM Original message |
Obama campaign - WHY is the bailout needed? We like Obama's approach to it, but still don't believe |
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GarbagemanLB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Who are these 'many economists'? Most I've heard have said the exact opposite. Something needs |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I think a lot of people have no idea how important credit is in our economy |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. YOOHOO - here are the approximately 200 economists I mentioned who are against Paulsons Plan |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. I don't know these economists. They can be ivory-towered, conservative (who got us in this mess)... |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 11:00 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. I've been listening to Bloomberg radio... |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Krugmann and Reich |
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knowledgeispwr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. I think grantcart gives a good analogy and explanation |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. there is a valid reason for the bailout plan |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Wait a minute |
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wilt the stilt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 10:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. tys you devalue the dollar |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. A picture is worth 10,000 words. Look at this CHART, then tell me there's no PROBLEM |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. please see my reply above with their names.... |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Try to look them up in the American Finace Association's directory at LINK |
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peacebird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. wow. Thanks! But if I have such doubts (in part because *shrub* wants this) then Obama NEEDS |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Obama's no fool, and Congressional Democrats whose seats are in play this year are |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 10:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. They mentioned one on NPR - from the University of Chicago |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
18. The only name on that list that I recognize as a real expert on this precise issue (recapitalization... |
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droidamus2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
11. Framing |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. We've got McCain on record saying that something needed to be done. |
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Laura PourMeADrink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think the problem is that you can't say, "more and more banks |
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