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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;InfleXion, post: 1413727, member: 29012&quot;]I&#039;m not entirely convinced it is functioning without support. Operation Twist is still in effect, and we have yet to have any real longevity for functioning without market intervention since 2008 when interest rates hit zero and money printing became the crutch. High frequency trading algorithms account for a large part of market moves, and have been increasing exponentially in activity over the last 10 years. I would argue this is necessary in order to maintain price stability when market equilibrium desires deflation to counterbalance the bubbles we&#039;ve experienced. Also, the banking institutions received $16T in under the table financing when TARP went through, only to be found out in a recent GAO audit. This significantly dwarves TARP, does not have to be paid back, and who knows how often this type of thing happens (link below). So their capital isn&#039;t really based on being profitable.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://socialistworker.org/2011/09/07/the-16-trillion-bailout" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://socialistworker.org/2011/09/07/the-16-trillion-bailout" rel="nofollow">http://socialistworker.org/2011/09/07/the-16-trillion-bailout</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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