> Deflation is good So...why are you right and all the economists wrong. http://www.igmchicago.org/igm-economic-experts-panel/poll-results?SurveyID=SV_cw1nNUYOXSAKwrq "a growing economy requires a growing supply of money to finance a growing volume of transactions with price stability." &q...

So the libs want open borders and UBI...

Maybe if we also had full surveillance of public areas, to eliminate crime. its been working in Manhattan

"Cryptocurrencies are deflationary" not sure if this is bad.

https://www.cato.org/policy-report/mayj ... -deflation

I should read this

They should just not allow you to deduct losses, since its too difficult to determine if funds are "too similar" Bogleheads shouldnt be condoning this, it's against the spirit of the law https://www.bogleheads.org/w/index.php?title=Tax_loss_harvesting&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop#S...

Anybody got an eli5 on how he made the billions

Some say "Gross rode a 30-year bull market in bonds. He was in the right place at the right time."

Low dopamine folks will do anything to feel normal/good and you cant "blame" them. Drugs, gambling...most of society's bad behaviors

Camps.

https://www.ksat.com/news/haven-for-hop ... -las-vegas

https://mlf.org/community-first/

Trumps just an attention whore who will say anything for cheers. The actual story of his presidency, is why was Hillary forced on us as the only alternative

Plants to build what? There's ample global industrial capacity

Why not barbell, put long and short in your bond allocation

Bulls dont die of old age. Where's the malinvestment? China could poop the bed. Oil could go up, if high rates squeeze frackers

> There is nothing to prevent something like this from happening again

Capital requirements aka skin in the game. They've doubled, but we'll see if that's enough

https://www.bloomberg.com/quicktake/ban ... tal-ratios

Japan's holding the 10Y at zero http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=40250 Rates are historically low because the real world evolves. Millions of Asians are moving out of poverty and there's a savings glut. Rates can go negative, and more easily in the future, as we go cashless. That said, I'm s...

PG&E went bankrupt but what does that mean, the lights cant be shut off. And they get gov money to help the poor. Is that better than it being fully owned by the gov like most utilities

And should everything be that way, eg private DMV offices. NASA appears to have been outsourced to Musk

Should anything be government run? vs gov subsidized/outsourced

> The chances of a 1% (or even a .25%) decrease in rates is small

Predicting the future eh. How long will Japan's 10 year stay at 0

If anyone happens to contact them, ask if there's an ETA:

"The depository will offer a pooled method for storing gold or other precious metals in the future."

Freeway congestion pricing (bidding for spaces) would be a win-win tax on the rich. But it "looks unfair"

And the rich are taxed by paying more for health ins and tuition

What problem do I have that crypto is solving. Tax avoidance? technov, you should be supporting it then =)

Race war, letting the poor die...thread would be locked on Bogleheads xD (not good to suppress discussion) We need to extend rail so housing can be built on less expensive land. With a lower cost of living we can have a lower minimum wage and therefore more jobs and GDP. All businesses could be open...

> get rid of the welfare state

Let people die?

> why anyone thinks it's a good idea to be in Afghanistan 18 and the Iraqish area 15 years later

Either we civilize/police them, or a dictatorship/theocracy moves in (Russia/China/Iran)
https://old.reddit.com/r/neoconNWO/

Banks get 2.4% IOER simply for existing, and a 6% dividend from the Fed

Whats the CPI + assets, tuition, healthcare?

Was wondering whats wrong about MMT: "interest from issuance of govts is a corporate subsidy" http://mikenormaneconomics.blogspot.com/2011/08/treasury-bond-sales-welfare-for-rich.html edit2 https://www.thenation.com/article/beyond-austerity/ edit1 http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=4...

Who sets the fixed rate, and how. Why should they pay us anything...competing with foreign bonds? Private sector bonds?