Liquidity Trap and the Great Depression

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 7:00 AM EST (MarketWatch.com)

People used to boast about hot stocks they owned. Now they crow about how much of their money is in cash. Those holding cash have been richly rewarded with no losses and opportunities to buy assets (condos and equities) at huge discounts.

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Prejean Sex Tape Triggers Settlement
Wed Nov 4, 2009
- Yeah, there does seem to be a little more than a bit of hypocrisy in Ms. Prejean.
Prejean Sex Tape Triggers Settlement
Wed Nov 4, 2009
- Looks like the Queen of Self Righteousness did herself in! I think you meant "diddled herself in".
Losses? What losses? GOP Spins Defeat as Victory
Wed Nov 4, 2009
- An economic recovery with no corresponding increase in jobs in 2010 is going to make voters want change. The kind of change they will want is whomever appears to be the opposite of who is sitting there at the moment.
Berkshire buying Burlington Northern railroad
Tue Nov 3, 2009
- I look at this purchase as Mr. Buffett betting that gasoline and diesel prices will increase sharply, making freight shipment by rail more appealing. It is not so much a bet on the economy as a bet on the long-term direction of energy prices.
Limbaugh: Scozzafava Is "Guilty Of Widespread Bestiality; She Has Screwed Every RINO In The Country"
Tue Nov 3, 2009
- Somebody needs to tell Daryn Kagan that.
Poll. Afghanistan, should Barack have greeted the bodies and should the experience be part of his decision?
Thu Oct 29, 2009
- I expect President Obama went to Dover AFB because he is all too aware that the consequences of his orders as Commander-in-Chief include the deaths of American military personnel.
WSJ/NBC News Poll: Public Attitudes on the Public Option
Wed Oct 28, 2009
- The rest of the article suggests why this is not so cut-and-dried. The "public option" does not have the support of a majority of Americans.
Schoolgirl watches in horror as yob stamps on her puppy's head and kills it
Wed Oct 28, 2009
- This story just disgusts me, and it reminded me of an incident a few years back. My wife has a mini toy (4 pound) poodle that she often will take with her when picking up our daughter from an after-school event. This poodle is my wife's little baby girl.
Our "Do Nothing" President just scored a big win for the Auto Industry
Tue Oct 27, 2009
- And it is going to be a UAW shop, so it will not be faster or more efficient than Toyota. Gotta pay the millwrights OT to get stuff moved before you can pay the electricians OT to get it installed.
Our "Do Nothing" President just scored a big win for the Auto Industry
Tue Oct 27, 2009
- No, I am not saying to "give up". I am saying that under the current regulations, $500 million and three years will not get that plant building quality cars. You either need more time or lots more money. It is not hard; it just is.

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Prejean Sex Tape Triggers Settlement
Source: tmz.com
WHY DOESN'T PREJEAN QUALIFY? BECAUSE APPARENTLY SHE HAS AN EXISTING SEX TAPE OUT THERE, AND WE DON'T BELIEVE SHE'S EVER BEEN MARRIED.
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Losses? What losses? GOP Spins Defeat as Victory
Source: liberalvaluesblog.com
Three articles: Spinning Defeat as Victory
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Limbaugh: Scozzafava Is "Guilty Of Widespread Bestiality; She Has Screwed Every RINO In The Country"
Source: Media Matters for America
"LIMBAUGH: Scozzafava has screwed every RINO in the coun -- we can say that she's guilty of widespread bestiality. She has screwed every RINO in the country. Everyone can see just how phony and dangerous they are."
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Poll. Afghanistan, should Barack have greeted the bodies and should the experience be part of his decision?
Late last night (Wednesday night) the President of the United States of America made an unannounced trip to Dover AFB to greet the bodies of 15 Americans who died a few days ago in Afghanistan.
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WSJ/NBC News Poll: Public Attitudes on the Public Option
Source: Wall Street Journal
Susan Davis reports on the latest WSJ/NBC News poll.
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