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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:28 PM Original message |
Interest alone on the bail-out money would generate $1,414/mo. for every unemployed and homeless |
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ben_meyers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. Check your assumptions first, before your figures. |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. The treasury pays real low interest rates right now |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. Oops, I think it's $14,000/year at 6%.... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. And where would the money come from? And who would pay the 6% interest? |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. From 6% mortages done in the old way - 15, 30 yr fixed only |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. Citi is paying 8% for the latest bailout $. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. That's even more $$$! How much of the 1.65 trillion is a loan? And what happens with the interest? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. So far all the money that has gone to the banks is a loan to be |
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marketcrazy1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. total cost ( debt of taxpayers ) |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. 5% interest on 1.2m is 60 grand a year... |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:15 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. The US doesn't have 1.65 trillion lying around. |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:19 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Is there a new 1.65t bond issue? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 01:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Actually I know that was the original idea with the bad asset purchase plan. |
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