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To: Bruce Robbins who wrote (19447)	11/10/2004 4:00:52 PM
From: Condor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 313700

Yup...they're good points Bruce. Economics is such an inexact science and frought with variables. I wouldn't go to the mats with my opinion. Thanks C

To: Bruce Robbins who wrote (19447)	11/10/2004 8:27:34 PM
From: Lhn5	Respond to of 313700

<<<IMVHO, the fact that the FED is ramping up rates tells me they are more worried about where inflation is headed than default on debt... EDIT What happened to that infamous quip by Bernake about printing as many $ as they had to? I thought this was going to be the strategy instead of raising rates.>>>> Raising rates VERY slowly from very very very very very low rates to very very very very low rates is not to defend the dollar except perhaps to brace it's slide. I think it is absolutely true that the current govt and private debts could not handle much higher interest rates without slowing the economy drastically. Bernanke's quote could come into play IF the economy slows and lowering rates from where they are at that time does not provide adequate stimulus to prevent recession, depression, deflation.