What are we currently missing but is going to seem obvious in retrospect about the implications/significance of negative interest rates?

Jan 10, 2020 路 1:50 AM UTC

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Pensions are going to be massively underfunded and all the retirees banking on their being a significant pension for them to lean on are going to be in trouble
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The impact on pension funds.
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It leads to socialism
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Diminishing return.
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Inflation/currency devaluation will happen, eventually.
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Hurts banks and thus is not that effective at accomplishing its primary goal of increasing lending. QE much wiser. Other tools/regulations/incentives better.
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There is no limit to irresponsible government borrowing
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Corporate debt refinancing.
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Freeish capital to nationalize health insurance and build high speed rail between cities
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It鈥檚 deflationary
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