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Re:Our Unpaid, Extra Shadow Work by drumdance on Sunday October 30, 2011 @01:05AM (#3173688)
Exactly. Even buying treasury bonds is helpful because much of the money pays federal employees and the military, and the rest goes to the private sector in the form of contracts.
Re:Our Unpaid, Extra Shadow Work by Tycho on Sunday October 30, 2011 @06:31AM (#3174053)
Not to mention, the recent financial crisis stems to a large extent from banks being 'under-capitalized,' i.e. not enough rich people just leaving their money in an account.
Re:Our Unpaid, Extra Shadow Work by snowwindwaves on Sunday October 30, 2011 @01:08PM (#3174795)
or the banks lending out every cent they do have