[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2011-12-01 03.45, Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
> On 11/30/2011 9:09 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>> On 2011-12-01 01.12, Johnny Billquist wrote:
>>> On 2011-11-30 20.24, AEF wrote:
>>>> On Nov 30, 11:35 am, Johnny Billquist<b... at softjar.se> wrote:
>>>>> On 2011-11-30 06.30, AEF wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Can a bankrupt entity borrow money at near-zero percent interest?
>>>>>
>>>>> Google for "US BONDS INTEREST RATES".
>>>>> It's nowhere near zero percent. Where did you get that idea?
>>>>> Why would anyone want to loan out money without getting any interest?
>>>>> That sounds like a loosing proposition.
>>>>>
>>>>> Johnny
>>>>
>>>> http://www.bankrate.com/rates/interest-rates/prime-rate.aspx
>>>>
>>>> The Fed funds rate is 0.25%. That's about as low as it can go. I'd
>>>> call that near-zero. If you don't like that, how about "as low as it's
>>>> ever been". This is not a sign of bankruptcy!
>>>>
>>>> If you consider this to be bankruptcy, then every entity on the planet
>>>> is bankrupt.
>>>
>>> You do understand that this is not the rate the US government pays when
>>> it loans, right?
>>>
>>> Once again. google for "US BONDS", which is what the US government uses
>
> Your terminology appears confused. The government seldom loans money. It
> is a frequent *borrower*. The amount owed by the government is usually
> called "the national debt."

This might be a mistake based on me not being a native english speaker 
in that case. Are you saying that "loaning" is not the correct term when 
someone gets money that have to be paid back at a later time, with interest?

	Johnny