“capital markets are not the function of government- unless you’re into 5 years plans-

may I suggest you get your head out of Das Kapital- ”

Admit it. You don’t know what Marx’s Das Kapital is about.

rc

Is your handle a play on “trench foot”? (If so, then … “ewwwww”. ;-))

Here’s my (MEH-inspired) definition URL for other readers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_foot

I don’t know what the number is to re-inflate the economy, but i do believe Bernanke has a # in his head where he just won’t be able to hit that “create $100B of electronic money” button on his computer. IT is NO where near 25T IMHO. When that time comes, it will be for one of two reasons 1. inflation is occurring–go short T-bonds; 2. “quantitative easing” was a failed idea, and deflation/depression is a cycle that has to be endured. Plant a veggie garden.

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KJ Foehr writes:
> increasing liquidity = rising corporate and consumer demand
This is the step in the argument of which I am skeptical.
Five years ago, I knew numbers of friends who were buying multiple houses/condos on 100% credit.
Others were taking out HELOCs to buy their Hummers and HDTV’s.
Now the same friends aren’t making new deals and are trying to get out of old ones.
Multiply that by millions of people, and I suspect that increased liquidity does not necessarily mean increased demand, at least not by consumers. Where’s your evidence that your assertion is so?

> Can you tell me how massive infusions of liquidity will not improve the economy?

Can you tell me how they will? I don’t see how a massive increase of borrowable funds helps a population that can’t and won’t borrow more. Perhaps I am missing something.<<<<<
massive infusion is sure heck helping the stock market, that is what wallstreet cares about,
seeing the share price rise, regardless of what mechanism.

I went on a test driving spree today, visiting 4 dealerships.

Honda: 2 customers (8 salespeople waiting)
Mazda: 1 customer (1 salesperson)
Chevrolet: 2 customers (8 salespersons waiting)
Hyundai: 4 customers (5 salespeople)

Almost every sales person lamented slow floor traffic. Most said that March was fairly busy, April was much slower.

That explains part of your thinking…In the 74 recession, my classmates and I who were working on our doctorates didn’t even realize there was a slowdown…hell, we didn’t even know what sleep was, much less the economy….

This formerly employed cancer biologist turned day trader is making far more money scalping index options than he did at his start-up gone bust. Life has been pretty good for this idiot. That said, I would much rather be doing something useful with my talents than rent-seeking, so am still actively looking in a dead market.

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BR; Yes — Horrific cover article about a year ago