[Info-vax] HP stopping VMS paper documentation ?

[AEF]

On Nov 30, 11:35 am, Johnny Billquist <b... at softjar.se> wrote:
> On 2011-11-30 06.30, AEF wrote:
>
> > On Nov 29, 6:52 pm, Fritz Wuehler
> > <fr... at spamexpire-201111.rodent.frell.theremailer.net>  wrote:
> >>>>> The U.S. is not bankrupt. It is still paying its bills, and can borrow
> >>>>> at near zero percent interest rates. That is not bankrupt.
>
> >> It's bankrupt, morally and financially. But they make the laws and twist
> >> them and enforce them (or not, depending on if it is or isn't to their
> >> benefit) and they print the money, they don't have to admit it when they're
> >> bankrupt.
>
> > 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.

AEF

AEF