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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-20-08 09:56 PM Original message |
So what happens if our credit rating goes poof? |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-20-08 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Wait a couple weeks ... |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-20-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
2. I am floored |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 08:31 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Oh no it's 10x worse, it's now 800 billion, plus the AIG and other bailouts. |
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DearAbby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 11:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. You're right |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm talking about government credit rating too. |
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FlaDem83 (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
5. Mayor Bloomberg mentioned this is a concern of his |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 08:36 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Since they managed to sweep this under the rug of government... |
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peanut2010 (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. That`s simple it might even be a good thing |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 09:34 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I have no credit cards... |
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peanut2010 (78 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 01:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. That might be good also |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. If rising interest rates trigger hyper-inflation, your cash won't be worth much. |
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Imagevision (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
9. two way street, retailers would go belly-up also... |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
11. Looks like other countries' markets were having problems too? |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
12. It already has. Try to get a loan tomorrow with a rating less than |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. Hyperinflation. |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
15. We'd have to pay much higher interest rates on our debt (i.e., treasury bonds). |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-21-08 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. "...if our credit rating goes poof?..." |
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