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|    Re: PERHAPS CONGRESS NEEDS TO STOP ALL D    |
|    11 Apr 20 09:31:27    |
      XPost: sac.politics, ca.general, alt.california       XPost: ca.politics, ny.politics       From: a425couple@hotmail.com              On 4/9/2020 1:06 PM, Intelligent Party wrote:       Re: PERHAPS CONGRESS NEEDS TO STOP ALL DEBT AND ALL INTEREST FOR THREE       MONTHS       > or the economy will implode...       >       > 1. Congress needs to start with the Banks, and make them not accept       > payments on debt nor mortgages, nor credit cards, nor charge any       > interest, nor pay any interest.       >       > 2. Congress needs to make Landlords not accept payments of rent, nor       > accumulate rent.       >       > 3. Congress needs to make Bondholders not accept payments on Bonds, nor       > accumulate interest, but the Bond Terms will be lengthened. ---       >       > People who work during this time will make extra money. Everyone else       > will live rent and interest free. ---       >       > 4. I guess Congress can maybe stop payment on autos.       >       >       > Does anyone really think the above is not advisable?              Your above is not advisable.       Your above would create disaster.              I think you have no understanding of how the economy works.       I think you have a very limited grasp of how the world works.       I think your beliefs of government power is deeply flawed.              How much education do you have?              > I think a Great       > Depression is likely to otherwise occur, and since people are not       > working, why should they be paying interest and rent? They shouldn't.       > So why are they.              So, You think unemployed should not pay for housing.       Should unemployed pay for food?       Should a person's word and promise mean anything?              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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