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| | With Geithner losing more of his credibility as a problem solver, he came back with a plan on March 23 that will not need additional funding or approval by Congress. The Treasury will use $100 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), as well as new capital from private investors, in order to generate $500 billion in purchasing power to buy toxic loans and assets. The program could potentially expand to $1 trillion over time, and initial responses by Wall Street have been favorable. | | With Geithner losing more of his credibility as a problem solver, he came back with a plan on March 23 that will not need additional funding or approval by Congress. The Treasury will use $100 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), as well as new capital from private investors, in order to generate $500 billion in purchasing power to buy toxic loans and assets. The program could potentially expand to $1 trillion over time, and initial responses by Wall Street have been favorable. |
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| | + | ==See Also== |
| | + | * [[American economic history]] |
| | + | * [[Essay:Invest in tangibles]] - [[:Category:Survivalism|Economic preparedness]] |
| | + | * [[Inflation]] versus [[Interest rate]]s / [[Rate of return]]-[[Expected return]] |
| | + | * [[Self-directed IRA]] and [[IRA]], [[401(k)]], Roth IRA, [[403(b)]], [[Retirement]], [[Social security]] |
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| | + | * [[:Category:Banksters|Banksters]]: [[MF Global]], [[Goldman Sachs]] |
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| | + | * [[National debt]]: [[Debt Ceiling]]-[[Deficit spending]] and the [[Federal Reserve System]]'s [[Ponzi scheme]] of [[Quantitative easing]]-[[Debt monetization]] [[devaluation]] of [[Fiat currency]] through [[Money supply]]-[[Treasury bill]]s bought mostly by [[China]] and [[Japan]] |
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| | + | * [[Globalization]], [[Globalism]], [[International Monetary Fund]], [[World Bank]] |
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| | + | * [[John Maynard Keynes]] [[liberal]] [[Keynesian economics]] and [[Fabian Socialism|Fabian Socialist]] influence on [[Barack Obama]] |
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| | + | * '''[[Big government | Big Government]]''': [[Liberal values|Liberal]] [[ObamaCare]]-[[Common Core]]-[[Social Security]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to [[Gun control]], [[Militarization of police]], [[Asset forfeiture]] and Domestic [[mass surveillance]] of law-abiding [[citizen]]s via the '''[[Police state]]''': [[Globalist]]-[[United Nations]]-[[Statist]]-[[Socialist]]-[[National Socialist]]-[[Communist]] |
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| | + | '''Contrast with:''' |
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| | + | * [[Ludwig von Mises]]' [[conservative]] [[libertarian]] [[Austrian economics]] and [[Fiscal conservatism]] -[[Capitalist]] [[Conservative economic policies]] of [[Ron Paul]] |
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| | + | * [[Gold standard]] and [[precious metal]]s |
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| | + | * [[Essay:Invest in tangibles|Invest in tangibles]] for [[:Category:Survivalism|Economic preparedness]] |
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| | + | * '''[[Limited government]]''' implies: [[Conservative values]]/[[Traditional values]] - [[Modern conservatism]] - [[Preparedness | Modern preparedness]] are the original [[American]] [[Patriot]] [[Founding Fathers]]' values |
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| | + | * [[Modern preparedness]]: "[[if times get tough, or even if then don't]]", [[Debt is financial cancer]], [[Tax is theft]], [[Renewable energy]], [[Financial security]], [[You are in control of your life]] |
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| | + | ** [[Invest in tangibles]] - [[Rural]] [[farm]] [[land]], [[Tools]], [[Food storage]], [[Precious Metals]], [[Ammunition | Copper-jacketed lead]] and [[Firearms]] |
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| | + | ** [[Agriculture]]-[[Permaculture]]: [[Growing your own food]], [[Food and water storage]] |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | *[http://www.ustreas.gov/ Department of Treasury] | | *[http://www.ustreas.gov/ Department of Treasury] |
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