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el_bryanto

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3. This sentence makes no sense

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 09:34 AM

Apr 2014

"The Federal Reserve purchases $85 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds—much of it worthless subprime mortgages—each month." What? U.S. Treasury bonds are not worthless subprime mortgages and it's irresponsible to suggest so.

Possibly two ideas that got mashed together. It doesn't seem to be his main theme anyway (which seems to be environmental).

Bryant

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Chris Hedges: The Myth of Human Progress and the Collapse of Complex Societies [View all] marmar Apr 2014 OP

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