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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (507497)	8/23/2009 10:35:41 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576340

Can't you read Ted...Bernanke blew it... ----------------- Bernanke: Fed could cut again What's the current factory utilization rate, jim You never answered my question. You said Bernanke couldn't cut any more and that's because you are now an authority on what the economy is doing. So then, I asked the question......was is the current factory utilization rate? That would be an indicator of how much the economy is heating up and if inflation is a problem. BTW a second question....what's happens to interest rates if inflation is heating up, jim? Looking forward to your answers.

To: Jim McMannis who wrote (507497)	8/23/2009 10:40:04 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576340

I didn't like Paulson, or the way he gave the investment bankers and AIG hundreds of billions of dollars with no strings. At least Geithner put some strings on the deals. Not enough, but some. But, Paulson deserves some credit for recognizing the extent of the problem, as does Bush. But then, they both deserve some scorn too, as the whole meltdown happened on their watch, with their lack of oversight and regulation. Look at how wingnuts are still arguing about the Great Depression and how FDR CAUSED it! Fortunately Bernanke wasn't one of them. I'm sure from now until the end of time they'll be arguing that we were in no danger of another depression. But, I was THERE, and I'm pretty sure we WERE.