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To: mishedlo who wrote (91091)	12/2/2008 4:12:21 PM
From: ajtj99	Respond to of 116555

Well, I think a 100-year bond would be a great idea for the government. However, I'm sure there would be a substantial risk premium over the 30-year. Buyers would be skeptical as well. A 50-year T-Bill would be a good compromise.

To: mishedlo who wrote (91091)	12/2/2008 4:27:33 PM
From: benwood	1 Recommendation Respond to of 116555

With the $US being the safe harbor, I think they should sell 100-year Treasuries that pay 99% back on maturity. The US keeps that 1% for safeguarding all that money for so long. Slogan: "Safer than gold!"

To: mishedlo who wrote (91091)	12/2/2008 5:07:48 PM
From: starhawke	1 Recommendation Respond to of 116555

Float a ludicrous proposal, so that the merely insane future proposal sounds almost reasonable by comparison. I fully expect talk of 40- and 50-year government debt. Let's the current generation screw the next generation AND the one after. It'a two-fer!

To: mishedlo who wrote (91091)	12/2/2008 7:45:16 PM
From: Mark Bong	5 Recommendations Respond to of 116555

Peter Fisher Says Treasury Should Consider 100-Year Debt... Now that there is soooo much debt that even your young kids can't afford to pay it off in their lifetime, how about pushing the repayment of government debt onto the grandkids and even the great-grandkids! It is amazing that these people believe that more debt is always the solution. They need to get a life or at least a new brain.