{"id":989,"date":"2023-07-15T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T18:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lizardreport.com\/?p=989"},"modified":"2023-07-15T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T18:15:02","slug":"if-you-could-lower-interest-rates-that-would-be-great-by-bill-lumbergh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lizardreport.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/15\/if-you-could-lower-interest-rates-that-would-be-great-by-bill-lumbergh\/","title":{"rendered":"If You Could Lower Interest Rates, That Would Be Great"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mr. Powell, What&#8217;s happening? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have sort of a problem here. Yeaaaahhhh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hear you&#8217;ve been having trouble with your inflation reports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you see the memo about this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeaaaahhhh. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently you&#8217;ve been raising interest rates too aggressively, which has been causing some financial difficulties here at Initech. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our profits are down, and our stock price is in sort of a slump. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you can understand how this is a bit of a problem for us&#8230; So if you could just go ahead and cut interest rates, that would be great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeaaaahhhh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, if you could cut rates to zero, that would be terrific. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It would make it easier for us to borrow money and invest in new projects. And that, in turn, would help create jobs and boost economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I&#8217;m going to need you to cut rates asap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeah, that would be super. Thaaaaanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, I&#8217;m going to need you to come in to the Fed on Saturday. We have a bit of a financial crisis here so we&#8217;re going to need a Fed backed loan facility right away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh and I almost forgot. I&#8217;m going to need you to come in on Sunday too. Yeah. That would be great.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks a bunch Mr. Powell! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Lumbergh<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initech Corporation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Powell, What&#8217;s happening? We have sort of a problem here. Yeaaaahhhh. I hear you&#8217;ve been having trouble with your inflation reports. Did you see the memo about this? Yeaaaahhhh. Apparently you&#8217;ve been raising interest rates too aggressively, which has been causing some financial difficulties here at Initech. 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