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- From: tucker@shiva.edsg.hac.com (George Tucker)
- Newsgroups: sci.econ,talk.politics.misc
- Subject: Re: High personal debt and interest (was Re: What Happens to Perot's Name?)
- Message-ID: <22569@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM>
- Date: 27 Jul 92 17:14:37 GMT
- References: <rdippold.711309983@qualcom> <BrJGL7.AvA@acsu.buffalo.edu> <22436@oasys.dt.navy.mil> <1992Jul17.171050.13831@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> <1992Jul20.135729.615@hemlock.cray.com>
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- In article <1992Jul20.135729.615@hemlock.cray.com> rja@redwood26.cray.com (Russ Anderson) writes:
- >
- >In article <1992Jul17.171050.13831@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>, mancus@sweetpea.jsc.nasa.gov (Keith Mancus) writes:
- [Various excerpts, not seriously out of context]
- >> this. If all those non-government debts are so huge, then the interest
- >> rates ought to be up.
- >> If you have money to invest, you'll be at a loss
- >> as to what to do with it because 5% returns (less at some banks!) are
- >> unacceptable.
- >
- >You gotta put it somewhere (or spend it). The stock market has not been
- >great...
- >> If there's this crying need for capital, somebody ought to be
- >> willing to pay us 8 or 10%. In other words, it should be a (capital) sellers
-
- Corporate bonds pay 8-9%, which is historically a high after-inflation return.
-
- The more the stock market drops, the more it can go up.
-
- 5% is about equal to inflation after taxes, which is the highest return you
- deserve to get without risk. A bit too high for people in lower tax
- brackets.
- George Tucker tucker@tcville.hac.com
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