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To: Les H who wrote (35146)9/6/2000 1:51:59 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769667
 
Difficult to run a surplus
It's difficult to run a surplus when you are spending billions on non-working defense porkbarrels, and gifts from the treasury to your HUD buddies, and giving away mining, and loggin, and grazing rights for pennies. Oh, and cutting off the revenues at the same time.
TP



To: Les H who wrote (35146)9/6/2000 3:03:27 PM
From: Ish  Respond to of 769667
 
<<I remember when CD's were paying 21 percent. Difficult to run a surplus when you're issuing 30 year bonds against that backdrop. >>

Good point Les. I missed the top but did get 18% on a CD. The bank called and asked if I wanted to use some of that money to pay off my 6 3/4 home loan.


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