tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post5365400027396003185..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Point Counter Point Weekly Addressesmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-46859062128723799682009-10-25T17:39:58.541-07:002009-10-25T17:39:58.541-07:00Yeah, I didn't say anything about death panels...Yeah, I didn't say anything about death panels. I only comment in these pieces on things said in each video. Johannes talked about cuts in hospice care in Nebraska.<br /><br />Banks do borrow from each other at the Fed Funds Rate so the Fed certainly does make money readily available by dropping it.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-5387537338724077272009-10-25T16:44:51.004-07:002009-10-25T16:44:51.004-07:00You know, claiming cuts in hospice and claiming &q...You know, claiming cuts in hospice and claiming "death panels" are kinda mutually exclusive.<br /><br />In any case, Banks borrow from the Fed through the Discount Rate, not the Fed Funds Rate. Although the Discount Rate isn't much different, the Fed does not manipulate it directly. They only manipulate it indirectly through the Fed Funds Rate. And to get really technical, most of the money the banks got from the Fed came through asset purchases, not direct loans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com