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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (42079)	11/1/2008 4:08:41 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219669

Elroy what is your point? beside your desire to put me down? So please look for other victims and please do not comment on my posts. Best put me on ignore so you can sleep at night <GGG> Thank you

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (42079)	11/1/2008 4:54:20 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 219669

Some time ago there were some studies of how much additional debt was needed for each additional dollar of GDP growth. I believe the numbers were something like $3.00 in the 1960s, $6.00 as late as 1984, and now are up to around $15 to $20. Similar in some ways to how much energy (or electricity) for each new dollar of GDP. That number has been trending down slowly over time. Any indication that this debt number has come down ?

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (42079)	12/13/2008 9:52:26 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 219669

Ponzi scheme is an illegal investment vehicle that pays off old investors with money from new ones, and is dependent on a constant stream of new investment. Because the invested capital is not earning a sufficient return on its own, such schemes eventually collapse under their own weight. Federal agents arrested Madoff at his apartment on Thursday after prosecutors said he told senior employees that his money management operations were "all just one big lie" and "basically, a giant Ponzi scheme." ... About a dozen angry investors gathered on Friday in the lobby of the Lipstick Building in midtown Manhattan, where the market-making firm and advisory business are headquartered, demanding to know the fate of their money. One woman said that when she called the firm's offices on Thursday she was told it was "business as usual." Another investor groused, "Business as usual? Of course it's business as usual. We're getting screwed left and right." reuters.com Ponzi schemes are wayo!