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In reply to the discussion: The reason trump wants the Fed to lower interest rates to 0% is to reduce interest on the massive [View all]

rampartc

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3. lower interest also reduces the projected value of various pots of money
Reply to still_one (Original post)
Wed Sep 11, 2019, 07:24 AM
Sep 2019

like the social security trust fund and postal retirement fund, furthering repub plans to dismantle these programs.

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The reason trump wants the Fed to lower interest rates to 0% is to reduce interest on the massive [View all] still_one Sep 2019 OP
More immediately, try and boost the economy upwards for his re-election campaign. empedocles Sep 2019 #1
and/or to think that it would soften the impact from the trade war he created still_one Sep 2019 #2
Agreed. empedocles Sep 2019 #5
It is insane, and that 40% of the populous blindly follow him is unbelievable still_one Sep 2019 #7
A chunk of that 40% is not so blind - but as trump fully recognizes and very effectively empedocles Sep 2019 #8
lower interest also reduces the projected value of various pots of money rampartc Sep 2019 #3
I half expect him to fire the Fed Chief and lower the interest rates himself via EO. no_hypocrisy Sep 2019 #4
Feds can only affect short term interest rates. Bonds are market driven. empedocles Sep 2019 #6
Yes, through competitive bidding, but lowering the fed funds rate affects borrowing, and still_one Sep 2019 #9
I wonder if thats why he is pushing this trade war to crush the US economy to try and cstanleytech Sep 2019 #10
There's no strategy whatsoever behind anything that Trump does Yavin4 Sep 2019 #11
"He just tries to manipulate headlines." Wouldn't that be a "strategy"? cstanleytech Sep 2019 #12
No. That's an impulse. Yavin4 Sep 2019 #13
Point to you. nt cstanleytech Sep 2019 #16
Feeble attempt to avoid his SEVENTH bankruptcy which will be US. democratisphere Sep 2019 #14
He needs to nykym Sep 2019 #15
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