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To: Dexter Lives On who wrote (1223)	3/17/2001 1:44:39 PM
From: Davy Crockett	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5144

Hi Rob, I agree that he might as well do a 1% hike as opposed to two .50's or a .75% & another .50 or whatever. Interest rates cuts are only one aspect... somehow he has got to lubricate the monatary supply, by opening up the printing presses in order to prevent a credit seizure. Right now credit has dried up for everybody, regardless if u r a gazillion $ corporation or the Mom & Pop variety store down on the corner of the street.

To: Dexter Lives On who wrote (1223)	3/17/2001 8:45:32 PM
From: Shack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5144

Shack, are you calling for Japan to drag the world financial system into the sewer? Well Rob, it won't help thats for sure. The timing couldn't be worse given the NA slowdown. I'm not an expert but if the Japanese banks had just written down the bad debts/deflated assets years ago, they would likely be in a bull cycle by now and helping the global economy avoid a potential severe recession. That said, they still haven't cleaned up those balance sheets and now the gov't says it will support the market. Just fix it!