[lbo-talk] WSJ assumes "capital strike"

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Nov 13 09:10:43 PST 2008


On Nov 13, 2008, at 11:56 AM, Carrol Cox wrote:


>> Lenders aren't lending because they're afraid they're not going to
>> get
>> their money back. It's not very complicated.
>
> What is the evidence for this? Or are you just reading their minds?

I follow Wall Street pretty closely. I read their favorite economists every day. I talk to hedge fund traders even. If they're lying, they're lying to themselves as well as the general public.

Doug



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