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To: MeDroogies who wrote (28833)9/15/1999 4:25:00 PM
From: Jeff Jordan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167
 
Maybe it has something to do w/ all the extra money the Fed is printing for Y2K?



To: MeDroogies who wrote (28833)9/15/1999 4:25:00 PM
From: ynot  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50167
 
i have seen the cost containment argument before

i am a spender, i spend to invest to enhance valuation, to keep ahead of the normal and cyclical price errosion patterns of the market

as much as i hate them, the VC's run around spending other peoples money to find new value 'divisibilites' or just new 'values' to sell

VC's get plenty rich in the process and the 'average' investor gets 'less rich', temporarily, until they find ways to use the new 'values' to their benefit

a simple example, however i don't think that emphasis on cost containment will match a spend and create model, ever

just my two cents
regards,
ynot ;)



To: MeDroogies who wrote (28833)9/15/1999 4:26:00 PM
From: gerard mangiardi  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 50167
 
Let me give you a down to earth example. What's the cost of home ownership when rate are 12% compared to 7%? In fact higher rates can sometimes institutionalize higher prices.