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  • Ten Year Inflation Worries [View article]
    The demographics of potential demand is something I've been researching and the higher those rates go, the less people qualify (Based on household income) even for the bare bones FHA 3.5 down, $8000 tax credit. The only way to maintain those housing prices is to make them cost less at maturity through ridiculously low interest rates.

    Something has to give and the sellers don't control interest rates.
    Jun 09 13:13 pm |Rating: +3 0 |Link to Comment
  • Spiraling Federal Debt: It's Likely to Get Worse [View article]
    There's also been a swell in Marx sales.


    On May 29 02:19 PM fireball wrote:

    > so what is the breaking point? mine was reached in november, not
    > because mccain was a great choice, or any better except for his rhetoric
    > was barely more appealing. my breaking point was that the majority
    > asked for the socialist welfare state.
    > that made me choose to halt the game. the goalposts keep moving.
    > i decided that i could retire and reduce income and be just fine.
    > i take nothing from anyone, except what i pull from the market. my
    > peaceful resistance is to help the bloated federal parasite starve
    > by no longer paying the marxist progressive tax. it was with disgust
    > that i chose this. i like to work but no longer wish to fund the
    > destruction of my country.
    > now my accountant minded pretty half is working on keeping us from
    > paying any tax we can legally avoid.
    > anybody noticed the swell in rand's sales? two complementary books
    > are "unintended consequences" and "the battle of athens". the 1st
    > is fiction. the 2nd is american history.
    May 29 15:09 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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