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by jecht8
Sat Sep 12, 2009 4:03 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15636466

What Happened in 1995?

Regarding what happened in 1995, here is an article I read a while back. The gist of the article is that ~1992, the Fed created classes of money with a 0% reserve requirement. This was done because they felt there wasn't enough cheap credit available. From the article: "It may surprise you to learn ...
by jecht8
Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:25 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15636466

Re: Financial topics

John, In regards to your recent (Jan 22) weblog posting concerning the media's portrayal of oil speculation. It's likely you have heard about the term peak oil, referring to a peak in the world rate of oil production. It appears that production peaked in mid-2005 (after all, anything that can't cont...
by jecht8
Fri Nov 28, 2008 3:39 pm
Forum: International events
Topic: Mumbai Shootings
Replies: 16
Views: 16908

Re: Mumbai Shootings

If the group claiming responsibility is Deccan Mujahadeen...why do we have reason to believe otherwise (as in the media's attempts to link the group back to Pakistan)?

Don't terrorist groups want attention? Why do they embark on these attacks if not to gain media and awareness to their group/cause?
by jecht8
Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:21 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Take another look at the FED?
Replies: 4
Views: 7058

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by jecht8
Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:20 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Take another look at the FED?
Replies: 4
Views: 7058

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by jecht8
Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:19 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Take another look at the FED?
Replies: 4
Views: 7058

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by jecht8
Sat Nov 22, 2008 4:19 pm
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Take another look at the FED?
Replies: 4
Views: 7058

Take another look at the FED?

In light of the greatest financial crisis in modern times... http://www.federal-reserve.net/whatisth ... vebank.htm endthefed.us --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Nov 22, 1910 a group...