Should We Buy War Bonds?

Subject: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Sandy Creek
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 03:19 PM

and ration gas and food? Have scrap drives and donate old tires?

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: open mike
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 04:15 PM

well recycling is good any time...
why should it take tragedy to inspire us to
use resources wisely?

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: mg
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 04:59 PM

yes. mg

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: catspaw49
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 05:48 PM

I don't think anyone wants old tires anymore, but if you happen to have any depleted uranium lying around, I'm sure the government would take it.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Gareth
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 07:39 PM

Well - If it means cutting down my mothers Iron Fence, which survived the scrap drive of WWII, rather than scraping ang painting it - a two day job, YES !!!

Interestingly Rationing 1939 to 1948 (?) seeme to build a healthier Brittain.

Sweets (Candys) came of the ration in 1952 or 3 - Some years ago we found my old sweet ration coopens in an old suitcase - Now donated to the Pontypridd Town Museam.

What a pity that these days with sweets and chocolate off the ration the Doctor forbids them to this Diabetic.

Gareth :-(

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Bobert
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 07:46 PM

Funny things about buying bonds these days is that by buying them you're helping to bail out an administration that is out of control in terms of its fiscal policy.

Most folks who get in debt try to cut spending and earn more money. These guys want to increase spending and cut back on the earning side.

What am I missing here.

Yeah, I've bought my last bond for awile. When these bozos get real and start paying their bills, maybe I'll go back to buying their bonds...

Bobert

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 08:01 PM

I won't buy war bonds, but if someone wants to issue "Peace Bonds" I'll think about it. Of course, they would have to be issued by a reputable non-governmental organization like the Red Cross. There's no way I would trust the U.S. government to spend the money the way I would want to see it spent.

Bruce

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Bobert
Date: 26 Mar 03 - 10:28 PM

Hey, Bruce, what if all the money went into funding the Department of Peace?

Bobert

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 12:10 AM

Department of Peace? Now there's an idea whose time has come! A cabinet level Secretary of Peace!

Nah! It'd never work. They'd never find anyone in Washington with a small enough ego for the job.

Still Bruce

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: DougR
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 01:28 AM

Bobert: you sound as though you are a huge investor in government bonds! Never thought of you as a capitalist! :>)

DougR

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Gareth
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 07:22 PM

Ministry of Peace ?? Hmmm ! Read your Orwell.

Ministry of Plenty - which dealt with shortages,

Ministry of Love - which dealt with hate,

Ministry of Truth - which dealt with lies,

Ministry of Peace - which dealt with war.

Gareth

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Bobert
Date: 27 Mar 03 - 07:44 PM

Yo Doug:

Even though I spent the first half of my working life in social service earning vitually subsistance, at age 35, when my son was born, I figured I ought to try to figure a way to make enough money to sent the knucklehead to college so I tried capitalism, or free eneterprise or, ahhhh, heck if I know any more fancy terms... But, in spite of myself, I carved out a niche and at least have enough saved to get the boy thru a state college.

I also made one purdy smart real estate investment that should keep me out of the poor house in my old age.

So if that's acpitalism, than I'm guilty. But I don't feel guilty because I've worked 6 days a week, with out vacations for pushing 2 decades now but, hey, the only boss I have is me! Ahhhhhh, and the P-Vine....

Bobert

p.s. And you'd be shocked (but not awed) to find that I do buy bonds. They're safe even though the return is low. But like I said, they're safe. Ahhhhh, so far?

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 04:17 AM

My local church still has 'War Bonds' and the associated income (3¼%p.a.) on the accounts. It appears that the British government has never offered to re-purchase these at 'parity'.
Just a word of warning against buying 'bonds' with no maturity date!

Nigel

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 05:11 PM

Should we? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! (Gasp!)

Oh, yeah, (wiping away the tears), go out and buy warbonds fer sure, eh? They only want $75 billion to fight the war. I mean, you kin trust these guys, eh? Have they ever lied to you before?

I note that the US dollar is weakening daily on the Canadian exchange. Could be cos the USA's in hock and has exported its consumer product industry to the Far East, ruined its own businesses through hostile takeovers, and devastated its own working class, and busted its unions, and is in the process of repealling its Bill of Rights...

Hmmmm. Try investing in Eurodollars, folks. Or buy gold...and food. Gold and food are real.

- LH

Subject: RE: Should We Buy War Bonds?
From: Peg
Date: 28 Mar 03 - 11:53 PM

why stop at gold and food?
I should think cigarettes, pot, booze, chocolate, condoms, tampons and antibiotics will be real valuable some day soon, if things continue as they are...maybe gasoline, too, and wool sweaters.