easy credit

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Sep 13 08:33:17 PDT 1999


Jordan Hayes wrote:


>I'm not so sure this is bad. Why shouldn't individuals have the
>same kinds of access to capital that corporations have? Amazon
>has never made a penny, but they were able to sell $1B of convertable
>bonds. And for the lender: if your clients cover the cost of carry,
>the cost of any defaults, and produce a profit for your investors,
>why shouldn't you loan to just about anybody?
>
>Did you get your $400k yet?

Who said it's "bad"? Whatever its moral status, it ain't sustainable, though.

Doug



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