Re:Bitcoin falls from $266
by kragen on Thursday April 11, 2013 @05:03PM
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"Those who have large amounts of debt on the books" are short dollars, not long dollars, if you mean debtors (as suggested by your "real estate benefits") rather than creditors (as suggested by your "interest rates go up") — both groups have debt on the books, just on opposite sides of the ledger.
Creditors compensate by increasing interest rates on new loans, but that's, properly speaking, a response to expectations of future inflation, not a cure for past inflation.
> nobody can back anything
I can't tell if you're actually unable to understand the distinction between reserve-backed currencies and fiat currencies like the current dollar, or if you're intentionally bringing up irrelevancies to try to confuse the discussion. Your unwarranted personal attack earlier in the thread makes me want to assume the latter. In either case, shut the fuck up, because whether your ignorance is faked or not, you're not contributing to the conversation. You're just being an asshole.
Creditors compensate by increasing interest rates on new loans, but that's, properly speaking, a response to expectations of future inflation, not a cure for past inflation.
> nobody can back anything
I can't tell if you're actually unable to understand the distinction between reserve-backed currencies and fiat currencies like the current dollar, or if you're intentionally bringing up irrelevancies to try to confuse the discussion. Your unwarranted personal attack earlier in the thread makes me want to assume the latter. In either case, shut the fuck up, because whether your ignorance is faked or not, you're not contributing to the conversation. You're just being an asshole.