A.I.M. Users Bulletin Board

[Firebird400]

Hi Tom and board,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Just a few notes and thoughts on the public debt in the USA,,,, 70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck,,, same 70% can't scrape up $1000 cash without help,, 401k's average just over $40,000 hardly enough for anyone to retire,, I believe interest rates are going higher, much higher over the next 12 to 24 months,, because of the trade deficit, national debt,, etc we must attract offshore money at record levels,, I actually want rates to go up,, money markets around 7% to 8% would be nice,, I know so many people upside down in car loans,, wait until the housing bubble bursts and 0% down 30yr loan people are upside down in house loans,, already bankruptcy city here in Indiana where I live,, our cars and houses aren't worth near what we think,,,big contrast from say Florida where real estate is booming,, as for the market "Don't fight the fed",, if rates keep climbing I think Dow 8000 has a better chance than Dow 15,000, One final thing, How stupid are we with this kind of debt? China uses the interest from our debt it holds to do what? Buy oil! They use our own borrowed money against us! Firebird