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12839903 No.12839903 [Reply] [Original]

Why can't the federal reserve normalize interest rates?

>> No.12839919

>>12839903
It's almost like they don't want you to *yawn* save anything
Anyone feeling sleepy?

>> No.12839938

>>12839903
Many of the republicans implement policies which would cause inflation to blow out of control hence they increase the rates to keep inflation under 3%

>> No.12839941

>>12839903
Because interest on US government bonds and corporate bonds would rise and make a lot of corporations and the government go bankrupt.

>> No.12839972

>>12839941
>government go bankrupt
>things reagonomists actually believe
Never going to make it

>> No.12839982

why cant you kill yourself already?

>> No.12840025

>>12839972
the US government wouldn't actually go bankrupt, but the value of the dollar would be destroyed, which is another way of paying for debt.

>> No.12840029

>>12839903
The entire system is designed to keep you poor. Don't believe me? Is there ANYTHING stopping you from withdrawing your life savings, and losing it on a hand of blackjack? Nope, the government is perfectly fine allowing you that amount of risk. Wanna take $1000 and day trade to try to make money?
> THAT'S WAY TOO RISKY FOR YOU POORFAG, WE CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO RISK FINANCIAL RUIN FLAGGED BY FTC FOR TRYING TO MAKE IT

>> No.12840059

>>12839903
Because the economy is completely unproductive and can only grow nominally with quantitative easing.

>> No.12840555
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12840555

>>12839919
Don't tell the goy that inflation is the weapon that keeps them buying and working for less and less

>> No.12840811

>>12840059
so rising asset prices is considered gdp growth