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Re:1 Mo. Treasury Jumps from 10 to 27 bps in 7 days by enraged_camel on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @11:42PM (#6519275)
Because companies cannot print their own money, unlike a nation.
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Re:1 Mo. Treasury Jumps from 10 to 27 bps in 7 days by bsaul on Wednesday October 09, 2013 @03:24AM (#6519848)
the belief that the current debt situation can be solved by printing money endlessly is being debated among economists right now. germany is a great proponent of keeping your budget balanced, and it worked quite well for them so far.

and btw, printing money on the current scale will eventualy cause devaluation, and so is in itself a kind of default.

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Re:1 Mo. Treasury Jumps from 10 to 27 bps in 7 days by grinnbearit on Tuesday October 08, 2013 @11:50PM (#6519291)
Right but they can issue their own equity which is what a country's currency really is.
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