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- From: dprjdg@inetg1.ARCO.COM (John Grasham)
- Subject: Surviving Hyper-Inflation
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.155202.28783@Arco.COM>
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- Organization: ARCO Oil and Gas Company
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 15:52:02 GMT
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- Just finished reading the book "Bankruptcy 1995" written by a man
- named Figgie who was a (reluctant) member of the Grace Commission.
- He was reluctant to participate in the commission until he became
- convinced of the ominous aspects of the National Debt and the
- servicing costs of same.
-
- In the book, he predicts that around 1995-96, the interest on the
- debt (including all "off-budget" items which must nevertheless
- receive debt-service) will exceed revenues. Then he projects:
-
- 1. Unwillingness by investors to loan money to the government
-
- 2. Government forced to monetize the debt
-
- 3. Hyper-Inflation
-
- What do you think of this scenario? Possible? Unlikely?
-
- I myself am more interested in how to survive personally in a
- hyper-inflationary period. What to do? Convert all currency
- and equivalents into (more) stable foreign currencies? Convert
- currency into hard assets? What about servicing loans? Wait
- and pay them off with cheaper dollars? I would be interested
- in your ideas. Thanks.
-
- John G.
-