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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-18-09 10:40 PM
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12. "...we'll see what is the ultimate result"
Passivity? No thanks.

Oh, and this "uproar" that has you so puzzled? Hasn't happened, not yet at any rate. Sounds to me like people are expressing concerns over something fairly important. Like, their ability to house, feed and clothe themselves.



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  -Administration Considers Breaking Buck-a-Share Rule for Money Funds question everything  Jun-18-09 09:41 PM   #0 
  - k and r Sounds good to me.  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 09:49 PM   #1 
  - I'd be interested to know... What makes it sound good?  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 11:01 PM   #17 
  - Breaking the buck "rule" would be a bad idea.  Common Sense Party   Jun-18-09 09:54 PM   #2 
  - It is, and I intend to tell the SEC and my (one) Senator  question everything   Jun-18-09 10:03 PM   #5 
  - Correct me if I am wrong but wasn't the rule already broken and as the article states it caused a  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 10:05 PM   #6 
  - No, it was never a "rule," it was an accepted, standard practice in  Common Sense Party   Jun-19-09 01:18 AM   #24 
  - I don't understand it so I'm going to go with my knee  Indenturedebtor   Jun-19-09 02:31 AM   #31 
  - Oh, yeah. Eliminate 401k savers' last hope of preserving capital.  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 09:58 PM   #3 
  - I am confused didn't a company already break this rule and they  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 10:01 PM   #4 
     - One did. In response, the gov't created a guarantee program, similar to FDIC insurance.  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 10:12 PM   #7 
  - I don't like this proposal  high density   Jun-18-09 10:13 PM   #8 
     - Worse yet, it seems like a way to relieve 401k savers of even more of their dough. -n/t  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 10:15 PM   #9 
     - Yeah you are correct about the idea of a money market fund but  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 10:29 PM   #10 
     - One fund broke it. One failure does not make an "illusion." So far it is an outlier.  high density   Jun-18-09 10:39 PM   #11 
     - Obviously more than one fund has broken the article doesn't say  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 10:47 PM   #13 
        - Really... it's OK if people are critical of Obama admin. proposals.  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 10:53 PM   #14 
        - After you stop being rude. I have questions which you can answer or ignore try it.  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 10:56 PM   #15 
           - Will these questions come before or after...  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 11:00 PM   #16 
              - How old are you because you seem to have the maturity level of a 2 year old?  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 11:04 PM   #18 
                 - And you have an opinion with no knowledge to support it.  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 11:10 PM   #19 
                    - I expect an apology for being attacked for no reason. Short of that  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 11:19 PM   #20 
                       - No apology is forthcoming, but perhaps you'd care to acknowledge...  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 11:26 PM   #21 
                          - You are insane good bye.  Kdillard   Jun-18-09 11:28 PM   #22 
                          - Well, at least you've refrained from immature name-calling. That's gotta feel good!  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 11:31 PM   #23 
                          - Not to mention the fact that there's currently about $4 TRILLION  Common Sense Party   Jun-19-09 01:25 AM   #26 
                             - LOL! Nope, no panic. No freezes on redemptions.  Zenlitened   Jun-19-09 01:36 AM   #28 
                                - I'm not usually much of a herd guy.  Common Sense Party   Jun-19-09 01:46 AM   #29 
                                   - Agreed. I know just enough to know... that I don't know enough. :)  Zenlitened   Jun-19-09 01:55 AM   #30 
        - Sorry, you're right. Exactly two money market funds have broken the buck in the last 37 years  high density   Jun-19-09 08:11 AM   #32 
     - "...we'll see what is the ultimate result"  Zenlitened   Jun-18-09 10:40 PM   #12 
     - Again, it's not a "rule." It is, as you say, "illusory." It's built on trust.  Common Sense Party   Jun-19-09 01:29 AM   #27 
     - Into bank accounts or into government issued notes and bills.  Common Sense Party   Jun-19-09 01:21 AM   #25 
 

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