Alan Grayson grills Ben Bernanke on Foreign Lending – Dprogram.net

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Peter Schiff Video Blog 6-23-09 The Dollar, The Fed, Condo Lending, Inflation

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Banks effectively create credit by lending other’s deposits. Is this a good thing for the economy?

e.g. a bank received a deposit of 0. Therefore it can lend , keeping some in reserve in case someone wants to make a withdrawal. The is spent, and the receiver deposits this into the bank, who can then lend most of it out again. Is this money creation a good thing for the economy, given that the injection of money stock creates inflation?

June 23 The dollar, The Fed, condo lending, inflation

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Debt Consolidation for Americans

Times are hard for many Americans, with interest rates going up, sky high gas prices, and overall inflation, so it’s not surprising that many families find themselves in financial difficulty that’s frightening enough to cause them to seek professional help.

When faced with mounting financial obligations, it’s easy to fall prey to any number of the advertisements you see on television, in magazines and newspapers, on the radio, in your email box, or on the Internet, promising to either eliminate your debt altogether–or to “consolidate” your debt. In this article, we’re going to look at how the debt consolidation process works. Read more