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How About a Nice Game of Chess? — Clint Ballinger

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In modern states, demand for currency comes from the ongoing self-imposed liability for the currency. There is no need to pay savers in order for them to desire to hold the currency (interest on sovereign bonds issued for “deficit spending”). Any justification for doing so must rest on some other perceived benefit of paying savers....ClintBallinger.comHow About a Nice Game of Chess?Clint Ballinger

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In modern states, demand for currency comes from the ongoing self-imposed liability for the currency. There is no need to pay savers in order for them to desire to hold the currency (interest on sovereign bonds issued for “deficit spending”). Any justification for doing so must rest on some other perceived benefit of paying savers....
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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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